Vanguard Properties Development Corp. v. Murphy

Marshall, Judge.

This is an appeal from a suit upon a promissory note. The case was tried before a judge without the intervention of a jury. The defendant Murphy was successful in his defense of a total lack of consideration and appellant, Vanguard Properties Development Corporation, plaintiff below, brings this appeal from the order of the trial court granting verdict and judgment for defendant, appellee Murphy, and dismissing appellant’s suit.

Appellant, Vanguard Properties Development Corporation, is a real estate developer primarily engaged in the construction business. On July 31,1973,…