Appeal of Holt
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
June 3d 1881. Before Sharswood, O. J., Mercur, Gordon, Paxson, Trunkey, St^rrett and Green, JJ. Appeal of J. W. Holt, John P. Harris and W. P. Humes, Jr., from a decree of the Court of Common Pleas of Ombre county: In Equity. Of May Term 1881, No. 164. Bill in equity, filed February 19th 1877, between E. E. Payne, "W. II.
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June 3d 1881. Before Sharswood, O. J., Mercur, Gordon, Paxson, Trunkey, St^rrett and Green, JJ. Appeal of J. W. Holt, John P. Harris and W. P. Humes, Jr., from a decree of the Court of Common Pleas of Ombre county: In Equity. Of May Term 1881, No. 164. Bill in equity, filed February 19th 1877, between E. E. Payne, "W. II. Armstrong, Henry B. Smith and Edmund Blanchard, partners, trading under the firm name of E. E. Payne & Co., and William Young, complainants, and J. H. Holt, W. P. Humes, Jr., and Jobn P. Harris, defendants, praying a decree for the specific performance of a contract for the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gordon
This was a bill in equity, filed by E. R. Payne, W. PL Armstrong, Plenry B. Smith and Edmund Blanchard, partners, trading under the firm name of E. R. Payne & Co., and William Young, against the appellants, PLolt, Harris and Humes, for the purpose of compelling the specific execution of a contract for the sale of lands.
On the 24th' of December 1872, William Young, one of the plaintiffs, by articles of agreement, covenanted to sell to Smith, Armstrong, Payne and Blanchard, three several tracts of land, situated in the county of Centre, containing each 415 acres, surveyed on three warrants,…
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