Legal Opinion

Best v. Realty Management Corp.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 29, 1953No. Appeal, 113PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Ross, J.,

This appeal is from tbe refusal of tbe Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County to enter judgment on the pleadings for the plaintiffs in an action of assump-sit for the recovery of a down payment on realty.

On March 31, 1951 plaintiffs as vendee and defendant as vendor executed a written agreement for the purchase of a house then under construction by the defendant corporation. Plaintiffs paid $2,025 on account of the stipulated price of $13,415. The instrument contained the following so-called “escalator clause”: “14. It is mutually agreed that in the event of the increase…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Walker v. SaricksSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
  2. Markides v. SofferSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
  3. McRoberts v. BurnsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
  4. Central-Penn National Bank v. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
  5. Gately and Fitzgerald v. SaladoffSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1953

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Mellon Bank, N.A. v. Aetna Business Credit, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
  2. Geisinger Clinic v. Di CuccioSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  3. Northbrook Insurance Company v. Kuljian CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
  4. Sharp v. McKelveySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
  5. Commonwealth v. HillSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1956

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