Merwarth v. Townsend

Opinion by

Mr. Justice O’Brien,

This appeal arises from a final decree in equity which denied appellants’ request for specific performance of a land sales agreement.

In 1965, appellants, H. Stewart Merwarth and Ada Merwarth, owned a piece of property located in Lower Saucon Township, Northampton County. The property was subject to a mortgage held by Asa S. Knechel Estate and Mabel E. Knechel, as mortgagees. In jthe same year, the mortgagees instituted foreclosure proceedings against appellants. On October 8, 1965, the property was exposed to a sheriff’s sale and sold to Robert M. Moore.

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