Case Name: Automotive Stores Corporation v. Leachey
Court: York County Court of Common Pleas
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 1925-04-20
Citations: 6 Pa. D. & C. 210
Docket Number: No. 111
Parties: Automotive Stores Corporation v. Leachey.
Judges: 
Reporter: Pennsylvania District and County Reports
Volume: 6
Pages: 210–210

Head Matter:
Automotive Stores Corporation v. Leachey.
Plaintiff’s statement — Sufficiency—General averments — Averments of conclusion of law.
In an action by a corporation for the price of stock alleged to have been sold to the defendant, an averment that the plaintiff accepted the defendant’s subscription and delivered to him the stock is an expression of a conclusion of law based on facts not disclosed; the defendant is entitled to know by what party, when and where the alleged acceptance and delivery are alleged to have been made; and if the acceptance was in writing, a copy of the same should be set forth in the statement; and a plaintiff’s statement which contained only such general averments was stricken off.
Motion to strike off plaintiff’s statement. C. P. York Co., Aug. T., 1924, No. 111.
Robert C. Fluhrer and Cochran, Williams & Kain, for defendant and motion.
Niles & Neff, contra.
April 20, 1925.

Opinion:
Wanner, P. J.,
It is contended that because the plaintiff is a corporation, acting through agents, officers or duly authorized representatives of some kind, the mere allegation that it "accepted" certain subscriptions, and that it "delivered" certain stocks, is not specific enough to show what the specific acts were, or by whom they were performed, which constituted an acceptance or a delivery.
Whether or not they amounted to a legal acceptance, or a legal delivery, is a question of law, and the mere statement that the plaintiff "accepted" or "delivered" anything is the expression of a conclusion of law based on facts not disclosed. The defendant is entitled to know by what party and when and where the alleged acceptance and delivery respectively are alleged to have been made, so that he may know whether to admit or whether to deny the said allegations. If the alleged acceptance was in writing, a copy of the same should be set forth in the statement.
The plaintiff's statement is stricken off, with leave to file an amended statement in accordance with this opinion within fifteen days hereafter.
From Allen C. Wlest, York, Pa.