Thuemler v. Brown
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 112, April T., 1901, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Beaver Co., Dec. T., 1899, No. 232, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Hugo Thuemler v. Hartford P. Brown. Assumpsit for breach of contract to sell land.
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Appeal, No. 112, April T., 1901, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Beaver Co., Dec. T., 1899, No. 232, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Hugo Thuemler v. Hartford P. Brown. Assumpsit for breach of contract to sell land. Before Miller, P. J. At the trial it appeared that defendant on May 27, 1897, leased to plaintiff a tract of land in Rochester adjoining the tracks of the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railroad Company for one year at the rental of 112.00 per month with the privilege to plaintiff to purchase the property for $3,700 on or before July 1,1899. The plaintiff went into…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
William W. Porter, J.,
By a written agreement the defendant leased to the plaintiff certain premises for one year with the privilege of renewal for a second year. By the writing it was agreed that the lessee should have the right to purchase the property and buildings for an agreed amount. During the running of the lease a railroad company began proceedings to take a part of the premises under their right of eminent domain. The defendant, the *120owner of the land, sold to the railroad company the strip which they desired for railroad purposes. For this he received a considerable sum of…
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