Degenhardt v. Dillon Co.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• recognizing that “[m]utual assent to a contract does not exist . . . when one of the contracting parties elicits the assent of the other contracting party by means of duress.”
• rejecting argument that duress rule from Carrier is inapplicable when counsel is unavailable at the precise moment that an agreement is signed
• party who has reasonable opportunity to consult with counsel before entering into contract cannot later invalidate it by claiming economic duress
• judgment notwithstanding verdict is appropriate only if no two reasonable minds could disagree that verdict should be in favor of movant
• judgment notwithstanding verdict is appropriate only if no two reasonable minds could disagree that verdict should be in favor of movant
• “The formation of a valid contract requires the mutual assent of the contracting parties.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

22 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Tincher, T. v. Omega Flex, Inc., Aplt.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2014-11-19· cited 247×
• Strickland v. University of Scranton
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1997-09-04· cited 195×
• Brinich v. Jencka
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2000-07-28· cited 77×
• McDonald, E. v. Whitewater Challengers, Inc.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2015-04-29· cited 60×
• Pioneer Commercial Funding Corp. v. American Financial Mortgage Corp.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2002-03-18· cited 34×
• Rothrock v. Rothrock Motor Sales, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2005-09-28· cited 34×
• Adams v. Adams
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2004-04-22· cited 28×
• Lapio v. Robbins
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1999-05-05· cited 23×
• Tincher, T. v. Omega Flex Inc.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2018-02-16· cited 9×
• Red Bell Brewing Co. v. GS Capital, L.P. (In Re RBGSC Investment Corp.)
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 2000-01-05· cited 7×
• In Re Greenfield Dry Cleaning & Laundry, Inc.
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 2000-06-14· cited 6×
• Dawson v. JG Wentworth & Co., Inc.
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 1996-12-03· cited 6×
• Moss v. Aaron's, Inc.
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 2015-10-21· cited 5×
• Sheppard v. Aerospatiale, Aeritalia
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 1996-03-19· cited 5×
• Fronk v. Collins
  Montana Supreme Court· 2011-12-20· cited 4×
• Radon Construction, LLC v. Land Endeavor 0-2, Inc.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2019-10-18· cited 4×
• Williams v. Katawczik
  Alleghany County Court of Common Pleas· 2001-10-02· cited 2×
• Cardiac Consultants P.C. v. Feinberg
  Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas· 2004-10-22· cited 1×
• Pettinger v. Serino
  Pike County Court of Common Pleas· 1996-10-16· cited 1×
• Beckett v. Kamaratos
  Lehigh County Court of Common Pleas· 1998-10-30

Cites

13 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Harsco Corp. v. Lucjan Zlotnicki
  Third Circuit· 1986-01-23· cited 816×
• Simeone v. Simeone
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1990-09-25· cited 166×
• Gonzalez v. United States Steel Corp.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1979-03-16· cited 84×
• Carrier v. William Penn Broadcasting Co.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1967-09-26· cited 74×
• Boettger v. Miklich
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1993-11-10· cited 37×
• Smith v. Lenchner
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1964-12-16· cited 36×
• Litten v. Jonathan Logan, Inc.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1971-12-13· cited 31×
• Essner v. Shoemaker
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1958-06-30· cited 30×
• Adams v. Adams
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1992-05-19· cited 25×
• Peoples Mortgage Co. v. Federal National Mortgage Ass'n
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 1994-05-19· cited 24×
• Worldwide Auditing Services, Inc. v. Richter
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1991-03-13· cited 21×
• Hamilton v. Hamilton
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1991-05-20· cited 20×
• Reed v. SmithKline Beckman Corp.
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 1983-08-17· cited 16×