Steinert v. Galasso

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Linn,

Galasso, the defendant, appeals from judgment on the pleadings. Plaintiff is mortgagee of a purchase money mortgage made by Robert Wasyl, dated October 6, 1928, securing a debt payable in three years. After reducing the principal to $1,700, he conveyed the mortgaged property to the defendant, Galasso, in 1937 subject to the balance due, Galasso assuming and agreeing to pay the debt. Such liability continues until the debt is paid: Kirker v. Wylie, 207 Pa. 511, 56 A. 1074 (1904). In 1945, after expiration of the mortgage term, defendant conveyed the property to…