Legal Opinion

Jones v. Aronson

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 1, 1911No. Appeal, No. 192PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal, No. 192, April T., 1910, by plaintiff, from decree of C. P. No. 1, Allegheny Co., March T., ■ 1909, No. 486, on bill in equity in case of Kate Jones, Executrix of the last will of Mary McGann, deceased, v. I. Leonard Aronson et al. Bill in equity for specific performance. Before Ford, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. The court awarded specific performance.

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Appeal, No. 192, April T., 1910, by plaintiff, from decree of C. P. No. 1, Allegheny Co., March T., ■ 1909, No. 486, on bill in equity in case of Kate Jones, Executrix of the last will of Mary McGann, deceased, v. I. Leonard Aronson et al. Bill in equity for specific performance. Before Ford, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. The court awarded specific performance. Errors assigned were the various rulings mentioned in the opinion of the Superior Court.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Beavee, J.,

The plaintiff, appellant, is the executor of the last will and testament of Mary McCann, deceased. By the terms of the will she was directed to sell two certain lots of ground belonging to the testatrix. She consulted and sought the services of the defendants, as real estate agents, one of the defendants, Cross, being the clerk of the Aron-son Realty Company, which was composed of the other defendants. She fixed the value of the real estate which she intrusted to the defendants for sale at $1,600, and requested them to sell the same at that price. Cross, the employee of…

2Cited by6 opinions

  1. Sobers v. Shannon Optical Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  2. Ebright v. ShutterSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  3. Korman Corp. v. Franklin Town Corp., Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County1984
  4. Lafferty v. MollSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1931
  5. Commonwealth v. Kitchen Appliances Distributors, Inc., Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Somerset County1981

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