Hoffman v. Marano
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 215, Oct. T., 1918, by plaintiff, from judgment of O. P. No. 1, Philadelphia Co., Sept. T., 1915, No. 2315, on verdict for defendant in case of David W. Hoffman, Receiver of Lorenzo Bozzelli, v. Pasquale Maraño. Assumpsit for the difference between a price bid for real estate and the amount realized on a resale. Before Patterson, J. The opinion of the Superior Court states the case. Verdict and judgment for defendant. Plaintiff appealed.
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Appeal, No. 215, Oct. T., 1918, by plaintiff, from judgment of O. P. No. 1, Philadelphia Co., Sept. T., 1915, No. 2315, on verdict for defendant in case of David W. Hoffman, Receiver of Lorenzo Bozzelli, v. Pasquale Maraño. Assumpsit for the difference between a price bid for real estate and the amount realized on a resale. Before Patterson, J. The opinion of the Superior Court states the case. Verdict and judgment for defendant. Plaintiff appealed. Error assigned was in overruling plaintiff’s motion for judgment n. o. v.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Kephart, J.,
The appellee went to a public sale for the purpose of buying a property in the Italian section of the City of *28Philadelphia. He understands very little English. The property was being sold subject to a mortgage of $8,000. At the sale he met Kolsky, a real estate broker, who suggested that the appellee should allow him to bid. This was assented to, a limitation of $12,000 being placed on the purchase-price. Kolsky made some bids and dropped out. The bidding continued and shortly afterwards Kolsky, without acquainting the appellee with the last bid, said to him: “If you…
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