Watkins v. Neff

Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice Moschzisker,

In this suit to recover certain deposits made by the vendee under a contract of sale of real estate, the verdict favored the plaintiff, but the court below made absolute a rule for judgment in favor of defendants n. o. v. Judgment was entered accordingly and plaintiff has appealed.

The material facts may be briefly Stated as follows: In April, 1920, defendant Neff agreed to sell a row of houses in the City of Philadelphia to plaintiff Watkins; the latter paid $7,500, in several installments, as earnest money on the contract, to be treated as liquidated…