Westchester & Philadelphia R. R. v. Broomall
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Common Pleas of Delaware County to review a judgment for plaintiff in an action for breach of contract. The facts and the case sufficiently appear in the opinion of the ■court.
1Opinion of the Court
*588Opinion by
Mr. Justice Green:
The contract upon which the present action was brought was a verbal contract, by which the plaintiff, according to his. allegation, agreed to give a piece of land to the defendant in consideration that the defendant would erect a freight station upon the ground and give him a pass for one year for himself and his wife. A deed for the premises was made to the defendant reciting a nominal consideration of $1 and the pass, ivas delivered to the plaintiff, but the freight station was not built; and this action was brought to recover damages for breach - of the contract.
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