Smith v. Donahue
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 26, April T., 1915, by defendant, from decree of C. P. Crawford Co., Sept. T., 1913, No. 1, on bill in equity in case of Wallace E. Smith v. Seth Donahue. Bill in equity for specific performance of a contract to purchase land, and to enforce payment of purchase-money.
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Appeal, No. 26, April T., 1915, by defendant, from decree of C. P. Crawford Co., Sept. T., 1913, No. 1, on bill in equity in case of Wallace E. Smith v. Seth Donahue. Bill in equity for specific performance of a contract to purchase land, and to enforce payment of purchase-money. Before Prather, P. J. The compláinant in his bill averred that he entered into negotiations with respondent for the sale of a house and lot in Venango Borough for $2,500.00 whereof $1,-000.00 was to be cash and $1,500.00 secured by bond and mortgage; that said negotiations were to be closed Nov. 1,1912; that…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Trexler, J.,
Rule XIV of our court provides, “each error relied on must be specified particularly and by itself.” The assignment must be self-sustaining and not require a reference to.other parts of the record: Com. v. Mackey, 34 Pa. Superior Ct. 1. The decree should be set out in the assignment: McConahy v. W. Allegheny R. R. Co., 31 Pa. Superior Ct. 215; Monongahela Nat. Gas Co. v. Ellwood Nat. Gas & Oil Co., 43 Pa. Superior Ct. 619. The assignment of error to the final decree entered by the lower court is not in compliance with the. above rule. We quote it, “the court erred in…
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