Craven Estate

Opinion by

Rhodes, P. J.,

At the audit of the account of the administrator c.t.a. of the estate of Morton R. Craven, deceased, Thomas E. James, the appellee, presented a claim for damages occasioned by reason of decedent’s failure to perform a written contract for the sale of land to appellee. The claim was allowed by the Orphans’ Court of Delaware *96County in the amount of $2,340 with interest. Five hundred dollars represented return of the deposit made upon signing the agreement, and the balance of $1,840 constituted damages for loss of bargain. Appellant, who is the residuary legatee under…