Slease v. Naysmith
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 133, April T., 1900, by defendant, in suit of Myrtle Slease against Robert G. Naysmith, from judgment of C. P. Armstrong Co., Dec. T., 1899, No. 5, on verdict for plaintiff. Opinion by W. D. Porter, J. Appeal from judgment of the justice of the peace. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion of the court.
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Appeal, No. 133, April T., 1900, by defendant, in suit of Myrtle Slease against Robert G. Naysmith, from judgment of C. P. Armstrong Co., Dec. T., 1899, No. 5, on verdict for plaintiff. Opinion by W. D. Porter, J. Appeal from judgment of the justice of the peace. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion of the court. The court below charged the jury in part as follows : [Now if you believe the testimony of Mr. Henry and Miss Slease as to what was said by Mr. Crismyre, they were led to believe that at that time there was a $1,000 policy running from the 1st of April for three years. Of…
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Opinion by
W. D. Porter, J.,
The defendant, by an agreement in writing, authorized Booth & Crismyre, who are real estate agents, to sell a certain property in the borough of Ford City. The price at which the agents were authorized to sell, under the agreement, was $2,600, and the terms were cash. A further clause authorized the agents to sell, “according to the price and terms of payment above written, or any price or terms which I may authorize him to accept other than the above.” There was no evidence that the defendant had ever authorized the agents to sell upon any other terms. Crismyre,…
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