Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Attorney(S) John J. Pentz, with him Ross H. Pentz, of Pentz Pentz, for John A. Cherry, for See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. Cherry v. Massachusetts Bonding and Insurance Company, Appellant. Argued October 25, 1938. PER CURIAM, November 22, 1938: The six judges who heard the argument in this case being equally divided in opinion, the judgment is affirmed. A judgment by an equally divided court is a decision, but not a precedent: Griel's Est., 171 Pa. 412, 416, 417, 33 A. 375; Com. v. Reid, 265 Pa. 328, 335, 108 A. 829; Etting v. Bank of United States, 11 Wheaton 59, 78.