Murray v. Ellis
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Court of Common Pleas, No. 4, of Philadelphia county: Of July Term, 1885, No. 184. The action was in debt, brought by Charles E. Ellis, acting trustee under the will of Amos Ellis, deceased, against James J. Murray. The narr contained four counts.
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Error to the Court of Common Pleas, No. 4, of Philadelphia county: Of July Term, 1885, No. 184. The action was in debt, brought by Charles E. Ellis, acting trustee under the will of Amos Ellis, deceased, against James J. Murray. The narr contained four counts. First count was on a written agreement under seal dated March 10th, 1884, between plaintiff and defendant for sale by plaintiff to defendant of a lot of ground in the Nineteenth ward of the city of Philadelphia for $21,500, tender of a deed and refusal of defendant to accept or to secure purchase money. Second, third and fourth counts…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gordon
court, April 19th, 1886.
This was an action of debt brought by Charles E. Ellis, acting trustee of the will of Amos Ellis, deceased, against James J. Murray, to recover purchase money alleged to be due on certain articles of agreement, dated 10th of March, 1884, by which the said Ellis, in consideration of the sum of $21,500, agreed to sell to the firm of Murray & Gill certain real property therein described, free and clear of incumbrances. The vendee agreed to pay, and secure the payment of the sum of money above stated, as follows: “$1,500 or more, at the option of the purchaser, upon the…
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