· 7/1/1858
Chorpenning's Appeal
Citations
- 32 Pa. 315
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding school board president, acting alone, could not lawfully enter a settlement agreement binding the district without the board’s consent
- “[o]ne who contracts with a school district must, at his peril, know the extent of the power of the school district’s officers in making the contract.”
- “A settlement of litigation is a compromise agreement comprised of all the traditional elements of a contract.”
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Judges: Thompson
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