Estate of Dowie
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
APPEAL BY M. MCNULTY FROM THE ORPHANS’ COURT OF ELK COUNTY. No. 26 July Term 1890, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 10 September Term 1887, O. C. On September 30, 1887, Martin McNulty presented his petition praying upon the facts therein averred for a decree of specific performance of a contract in writing, wherein John Dowie, in his lifetime, covenanted to sell and convey to the petitioner a certain hotel property, the petitioner averring that all the purchase money had been paid…
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APPEAL BY M. MCNULTY FROM THE ORPHANS’ COURT OF ELK COUNTY. No. 26 July Term 1890, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 10 September Term 1887, O. C. On September 30, 1887, Martin McNulty presented his petition praying upon the facts therein averred for a decree of specific performance of a contract in writing, wherein John Dowie, in his lifetime, covenanted to sell and convey to the petitioner a certain hotel property, the petitioner averring that all the purchase money had been paid by him. No answer was filed, but on May 31, 1888, Mr. Creo. A. Rathbun was appointed auditor to take the testimony and…
1Opinion of the Court
Pee Curiam:
This decree is affirmed upon the opinion of the learned judge of the Orphans’ Court, and the appeal dismissed at the costs of the appellant.
Decree affirmed.
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