Gravill v. Parkhurst

Appellant Gravill appeals from the dismissal of his case by the court of common pleas.

The facts giving rise to this appeal are as follows. Appellees Ronald and Arlene Parkhurst contracted to purchase a single-family residence from appellant, and deposited $2,000 earnest money. The agreement provided that title was to be transferred on August 31, 1982. From February to August 1982, the appellees agreed to rent the house from appellant for $650 per month.

In July 1982, appellant notified ap-pellees that he was cancelling the transaction because appellees were late in paying rent, and that he…