Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 5/19/1999

Gruenwald v. Advanced Computer Applications, Inc.

Citations

730 A.2d 1004
1999 Pa. Super. 118
1999 Pa. Super. LEXIS 944

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

holding plaintiff’s “belief, in and of itself, is simply insufficient to prove a claim of fraud”
stating that trial court may disregard affidavit sworn in response to summary judgment motion when it directly contradicts fact and the court therefore finds it not wholly credible
holding where the trial court was permitted to rely solely on an affidavit to create a genuine issue of material fact, while recognizing that an affidavit may be disregarded when it is not wholly credible
“Accepting Gruenwald’s affidavit as true, [the described] promise of employment was far too indefinite to support a lifetime contract.”
“It is the nonmoving party’s responsibility to demonstrate that a genuine issue of material fact exists….”
to prove fraud, a plaintiff must show injury that was proximately caused by reliance on the defendant’s misrepresentation

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Judges: Melvin, Schiller, Montemuro

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