Conley-Irwin Corp. v. Reiter

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Cohen,

The parties to this appeal entered into a contract for the sale of land located in Allegheny County. Under the agreement, appellants would deliver a deed to appellee after appellee had made five periodic payments of $10,000 each and had executed a purchase money mortgage of $150,000. After $30,000 had been paid, appellee discovered that a projected motel could not be built on the land because of existing zoning restrictions. Alleging that appellants had fraudulently misrepresented the zoning condition of the land, appellee brought this equity action in the Court of…