Davis v. Hillman

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Sadler,

Davis, plaintiff, brought this action of assumpsit against defendant, Hillman, to recover damages for breach of a parol contract to acquire and resell land, the profits derived to be equally divided between the parties. The former had acquired knowledge of coal properties in southwestern Pennsylvania, and at various times had interested the latter in purchases and sales of such. In June of 1919, he learned that the Ellsworth Collieries Company desired to secure a certain acreage, which he could buy, and that it was willing to sell a portion of its tract. It was…