Swisshelm v. Swissvale Laundry Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Court of Common Pleas, No. 1, of Allegheny county: Of October and November Term 1880, No. 154. Assumpsit by James Swisshelm against the Swissvale Laundry Company. The following facts, together with those stated in the opinion of this court, sufficiently state the case.
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Error to the Court of Common Pleas, No. 1, of Allegheny county: Of October and November Term 1880, No. 154. Assumpsit by James Swisshelm against the Swissvale Laundry Company. The following facts, together with those stated in the opinion of this court, sufficiently state the case. On the 16th of November 1872, the plaintiff, by contract in writing of that date, agreed to sell and convey to the defendant a piece of land with the privileges described, and shortly afterwards the defendant finding the space too contracted for its purpose, enlarged its purchase by parol, and purchased from the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Trunkey
That the evidence falls far short of being sufficient to take the unwritten agreement out of the operation of the Statute of Frauds is plain. The plaintiff himself testifies that he never gave possession of the part of the land including the dwelling-house, and that he still holds it and receives the rents.
*370The written contract was sealed by Swisshelm and S. Schoyer, Jr. Schoyer was acting for himself and others who had agreed to articles of incorporation, and were incorporated by charter bearing same date of the purchase, as the Swissvale Laundry Company; but they did not receive the charter…
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