Lee v. Dean
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
IN ERROR. Writ of error to the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia county. The defendant in error, John Dean, was plaintiff below, and the plaintiff in error, William Lee, was defendant below.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Rogers, J.
The defendant Lee, sold to the plaintiff Dean, a tract of land, in the state of New Jersey, containing seventy-two acres, more or less, for one thousand dollars. Dean paid Lee the purchase money, and in all other respects complied with his contract, and Lee gave him a deed, which he accepted for the land. Dean brings suit before an alderman of the city of Philadelphia, alleging that there is a deficiency of one acre, and one hundred and four perches, and for this he demands damages. The only question, which it will be necessary to notice is,…