Painter v. Western Union Telegraph Co.

Citations

• 19 Pa. Super. 168
• 1902 Pa. Super. LEXIS 54

Syllabus

<p>Equity — Injunction—Preliminary injunction — Doubtful right.</p> <p>A court of equity will not continue a preliminary injunction against a corporation to protect a right under a written contract, where it is doubtful (1) whether the agreement was an agreement of the corporation which made it; (2) whether the corporation had a right to convey the privilege claimed by the plaintiff; (3) whether the agreement bound the successors of the corporation ; (4) whether the agreement was limited to a particular time, and for what length of time, and (5) whether there was mutuality in the agreement.</p>