Orr v. Greiner
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 178, Jan. T., 1915, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Lebanon Co., March T., 1914, No. 88, on verdict for plaintiff in case of John C. Orr, to the use of Gabriel H. Moyer, v. George G. Greiner. Assumpsit to recover damages for breach of written contract for the sale of real estate. Before Henry, P. J. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court.
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Appeal, No. 178, Jan. T., 1915, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Lebanon Co., March T., 1914, No. 88, on verdict for plaintiff in case of John C. Orr, to the use of Gabriel H. Moyer, v. George G. Greiner. Assumpsit to recover damages for breach of written contract for the sale of real estate. Before Henry, P. J. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. Verdict for plaintiff for $10,460. The lower court subsequently entered judgment on the verdict for the sum of $5,230. Plaintiff appealed. Error assigned was the judgment of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Potter,
In this action of assumpsit the plaintiff sought to recover, first, the sum of $5,000.00 paid as hand money, on the purchase-price of a certain property which defendant in breach of his covenant refused to convey, and, second, the sum of $5,000.00 which the parties had stipulated should be the amount of the liquidated damages for the breach of the contract. It appears that on September 5, 1913, George G. Greiner and his wife executed an agreement under seal by which they covenanted to sell and convey certain premises to Orr and his assigns for the sum of $50,000,…
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