Legal Opinion

Williams v. Stewart

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 22, 1961No. Appeal, No. 436PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Montgomery, J.,

This is an action in equity to compel specific performance of an oral contract to convey real estate in which plaintiffs have appealed from the order of the court below sustaining defendant’s preliminary objection in the nature of a demurrer to the amended complaint.

The complaint alleged that Virgil H. Williams met with the defendant, George H. Stewart, on March 24, 1959, at which time an oral contract was entered into for the sale of two parcels of real estate containing 73 acres, more or less, for the sum of $3,500.00. This land was situate in the Township of Upper…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Zlotziver v. ZlotziverSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1946
  2. DIPPEL v. BrunozziSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
  3. Suchan Et Ux. v. SwopeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1947
  4. Polka v. MaySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
  5. Schuster v. Pennsylvania Turnpike CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Penn-Ohio Steel Corporation v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1965
  2. Target Sportswear, Inc. v. Clearfield FoundationSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  3. Jefferies v. HoffmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
  4. Allison v. PowellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  5. Allison v. PowellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984

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