Brown v. Pierce
Superior Court of Delaware
Action by Laura I. E. Brown against John Bail Pierce to recover balance of purchase price for certain real estate in the City of Wilmington, which the defendant had agreed in writing to purchase from the plaintiff for the price therein mentioned, it being stipulated that the plaintiff would convey to the defendant “a good fee simple and marketable title, clear of all liens and encumbrances of every nature and character whatsoever of record prior to the twenty-fourth day of…
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Action by Laura I. E. Brown against John Bail Pierce to recover balance of purchase price for certain real estate in the City of Wilmington, which the defendant had agreed in writing to purchase from the plaintiff for the price therein mentioned, it being stipulated that the plaintiff would convey to the defendant “a good fee simple and marketable title, clear of all liens and encumbrances of every nature and character whatsoever of record prior to the twenty-fourth day of May A. D. 1912, excepting a mortgage now held by the * Security Trust and Safe Deposit Company.’” * * * Upon tender of…
1Per curiam 1
And now to wit, this tenth day of December, A. D. one thousand nine hundred and fifteen, the above case having been presented and argued by counsel, the court being of the opinion that the said deed, which was tendered by the said plaintiff to the said defendant would, if accepted and received by *339the said defendant, have conveyed to him a good fee simple and marketable title, clear of all liens and encumbrances of every nature and character whatsoever of record prior to the twenty-fourth day of May, A. D. one thousand nine hundred and twelve, excepting the mortgage held by “Security Trust &…
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2Cases cited1 opinion
- Townsend v. BoydSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1907
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