Drenning v. Wesley
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 133, Oct. T., 1898, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 2, Allegheny County, April T., 1897, No. 193, on verdict for plaintiff's. Trespass for deceit. Before White, P. J. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. Errors assigned among others were the instructions quoted in the opinion of the Supreme Court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mb. Justice Dean,
The plaintiffs are contractors and builders; the defendant owned land at Wall station, which he had laid out in building lots, which lots he was selling and offering for sale in July, 1894; of these lots, George W. Galvin had bought from him Nos. 80, 81 and 82. In that month Galvin entered into negotiations with Drenning & Long to erect upon each lot a house, at the price of $1,000 for each. The contract was agreed upon, reduced to writing and signed on Juiy 19, 1894, in Wesley’s office. About August 25, following, plaintiffs also made a contract with one Anton…
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