Reynolds v. Craft
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 14, Jan. T., 1908, by plaintiff, from decree of C. P. Susquehanna Co., Aug. T., 1906, No. 220, dismissing bill in equity in case of Adelia M. Reynolds v. A. L. Craft. Bill in equity to reform a contract and specifically enforce it.
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Appeal, No. 14, Jan. T., 1908, by plaintiff, from decree of C. P. Susquehanna Co., Aug. T., 1906, No. 220, dismissing bill in equity in case of Adelia M. Reynolds v. A. L. Craft. Bill in equity to reform a contract and specifically enforce it. Before Searle, P. J. The bill was as follows: 1. That she is a resident of the township of Herrick, Susquehanna county, Pennsylvania, and the defendant is also a resident of the same place. 2. In September, 1904, your orator was residing in Wayne county, state aforesaid, and was partially recovering from a serious illness, and the defendant, A. L.…
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Opinion by
Head, J.,
To the bill of the plaintiff in this case the defendant filed a general demurrer. The learned court below sustained the demurrer and dismissed the bill. The bill contained two specific prayers: (a) that a written contract, admittedly signed and sealed by the plaintiff, be radically reformed; (b) for a decree enforcing the specific performance of the contract after being thus reformed.
*52It is doubtless true that where a plaintiff comes into court seeking to enforce the performance of a contract that is oppressive and unconscionable, a chancellor may withhold his aid even where…
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