M'Clowry v. Croghan's Administrator
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the District Court of Allegheny, (November 1856.) Assumpsit. The only question raised on error was upon a reserved point, which is clearly and fully stated in the opinion of Judge Williams, of the District Court, which is as follows :— “ This is an action to recover damages for the breach of a parol contract between the plaintiff and defendant’s intestate, by which the latter, in consideration of an annual rent of $20 or $25, agreed to renew, for a period of five…
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Error to the District Court of Allegheny, (November 1856.) Assumpsit. The only question raised on error was upon a reserved point, which is clearly and fully stated in the opinion of Judge Williams, of the District Court, which is as follows :— “ This is an action to recover damages for the breach of a parol contract between the plaintiff and defendant’s intestate, by which the latter, in consideration of an annual rent of $20 or $25, agreed to renew, for a period of five years from the 1st of April 1851, the lease of certain premises (in which the intestate had a life estate) in the…
1Per curiam
The District Court entered judgment for the smaller amount named in the verdict, because, among other reasons, the plaintiff could not have recovered more if the lease contracted for had actually been executed, and the lessee had after- . wards been evicted by the remainder-man after the death of the tenant for life. The argument of the learned judge is so entirely satisfactory on this point, that we have no occasion to add anything to it; and as it is conclusive of the cause, we do not need to view it in any other aspect.
Judgment affirmed.
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