Santoro v. Morse

How courts have described this case

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• noting interlocutory appeal as of right may be taken from order granting preliminary injunction and creating constructive trust
• vacating the injunction to the extent that the relief awarded exceeded the proper scope of relief in a preliminary injunction proceeding
• “A preliminary injunction must be crafted so as to be no broader than is necessary for the petitioner’s interim protection.”
• because moving party must show he has reasonable likelihood of success on merits, it is entirely reasonable and proper for court to consider testimony going to merits at time of preliminary injunction hearing
• “The purpose of a preliminary injunction is to preserve the status quo as it exists or previously existed before the acts complained of, thereby preventing irreparable injury or gross injustice.” (emphasis in original)
• “Pennsylvania courts sitting in equity have jurisdiction to prevent the continuance of acts prejudicial to the interest of individual rights, including the authority to enjoin wrongful breaches of contract where money damages are an inadequate remedy.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).