Saler v. Lessy
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 52, Oct. T., 1920, by plaintiff, from decree of O. P. No. 1, Phila. Co., March T., 1919, No. 4444, on bill in equity for specific performance of agreement to convey real estate between Samuel Saler and Michael Lessy and Tillie Lessy. Bill in equity for specific performance to convey real estate. Before Shoemaker, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court.
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Appeal, No. 52, Oct. T., 1920, by plaintiff, from decree of O. P. No. 1, Phila. Co., March T., 1919, No. 4444, on bill in equity for specific performance of agreement to convey real estate between Samuel Saler and Michael Lessy and Tillie Lessy. Bill in equity for specific performance to convey real estate. Before Shoemaker, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. The court entered the following decree: “And now, June 28, 1919, the defendant Michael Lessy, is ordered and directed to pay to the plaintiff, Samuel Saler the sum of five hundred dollars with interest from…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Henderson, J.,
This is a bill for the specific performance of a contract, in writing, alleged to have been entered into by the de*17fendants with the plaintiff, on November 26, 1918, according to the terms of which the former agreed to convey to the latter a piece of land with a three-story brick dwelling honse thereon, situated in the City of Philadelphia. The contract was not acknowledged by the vendors, but was delivered to the plaintiff, and a payment of $500 was made to apply on the purchase price. The title to the real estate was in Michael Lessy. A period of four months was…
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