Girsh Appeal

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Roberts,

By agreement dated July 13, 1964, appellant contracted to purchase a 17% acre tract of land, presently zoned R-l Residential,1 in Nether Providence Township, Delaware County. Appellant agreed to pay a minimum of $110,000 (later changed by agreement to $120,000) for the property. He further agreed to request the Township Board of Commissioners to change the R-l Residential zoning classification so that a high-rise apartment could be built on the property and to pay $140,000 if this request were granted.

Nether Providence is a first-class township with a •population…