Giunta v. Defrancesco

Opinion by

Rhodes, J.,

This is an appeal from the order of the court below discharging plaintiffs’ rule upon defendants to show cause why a prior order of the court below should not be vacated. A brief review of the proceedings in this equity case is essential. Plaintiffs were the owners of two properties in Philadelphia — 1608 South 20th Street, and 1557 Capitol Street. Both properties were encumbered by mortgages and the mortgagee of the Capitol Street property offered to sell and assign that mortgage to plaintiffs for the sum of fl,900. Tito J. Macchia, a real estate broker and one of the…