Bailey v. Snyder
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
IN error. On a writ of error to the Court of Common Pleas of Lycoming county, in this action, brought by Joseph Snyder, and Timothy Lee, administrators of Jacob Snyder, deceased, the plaintiffs below, against Jacob Bailey, the defendant below, the case appeared to be as follows: It was an action of covenant, brought to recover the price of thirty-three acres of land, at twenty dollars an aerei Articles of agreement were executed on the 13th of June, 1812, between Snyder, in…
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IN error. On a writ of error to the Court of Common Pleas of Lycoming county, in this action, brought by Joseph Snyder, and Timothy Lee, administrators of Jacob Snyder, deceased, the plaintiffs below, against Jacob Bailey, the defendant below, the case appeared to be as follows: It was an action of covenant, brought to recover the price of thirty-three acres of land, at twenty dollars an aerei Articles of agreement were executed on the 13th of June, 1812, between Snyder, in his lifetime, and Bailey, for the sale of a tract of land, of which these thirty-three acres were a part; and the…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Tilghman, C. J.
All questions of this kind, depend on the contract in each particular case. When the .intention is clear, there is no need of resorting to judicial decisions, to assist in the construction of the contract. But the wilting is often drawn with so much ambiguity, that we are glad to receive light from opinions which have been delivered on similar subjects. By the articles of agreement, in this case, Snyder was to deliver possession, on a certain day, “ of three hundred and forty-three acres of land, be the same more or less, for which…
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