Legal Opinion

Messina v. Silberstein

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 18, 1987No. 1306PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CIRILLO, President Judge:

This is an appeal from a final decree of the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County denying a prospective buyer’s request for specific performance of a contract for the sale of land. We reverse.

On April 26, 1983, appellant Peter Messina agreed to purchase a portion of a tract of property owned by appel-lees Edward Silberstein and David Frampton. Messina gave the owners a $500.00 deposit. The balance of the purchase price was to be paid “at such time as the parties determine the square feet involved, but no later than May 2, 1983.” The agreement also contained a…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Phaff v. GernerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  2. Detwiler v. CaponeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1947
  3. Cochrane v. SzpakowskiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1946
  4. Contractor Industries v. ZerrSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  5. Shafer v. A. I. T. S., Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Boyd & Mahoney v. Chevron U.S.A. & Cumberland Farms, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  2. Gorzelsky v. LeckeySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  3. Holden v. KayCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  4. Davis, A. v. Panarella, M.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2022
  5. Dowd v. Scenic View Farms Inc., Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Carbon County2014

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