Legal Opinion
Stewart v. Allen
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western Pennsylvania
Decided September 12, 1891PublishedCited by 3 opinions
In Equity. Bill of Hugh T. Stewart against Addison Allen for specific performance for sale of land. Dismissed.
1Opinion of the CourtReed, J.
The bill prayed specific performance by the defendant of an agreement between him and one James A. Searight, subsequently assigned by Searight to the plaintiff, for the sale of a tract of coal, with mining rights and privileges, situate in Fayette county, Pa. The agreement is dated December 12, 1879, and is in form a proposal to sell to Searight, his heirs and assigns, a tract of coal containing 190 acres, more or less, with certain mining rights and privileges. It further provides:
“The coal aforesaid, with privilege, etc., is offered at the rate of thirty dollars for each and every acre of…
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