Legal Opinion
Costa v. Pittsburgh
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 14, 1955No. Appeal, 5PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Wright, J.,
On February 14, 1952, August R. Costa executed a proposal to purchase from the City of Pittsburgh cer tain real estate acquired by the City at tax sale. The proposal provided inter alia: “In the event that City Council and the Mayor act favorably in the matter and the same is approved by the Court . . . and the undersigned fails to complete the offer by payment of the balance of the purchase price within 60 days from approval by the Court, the aforesaid hand money shall be considered as liquidated damages to be applied to the costs . . .” The proposal was approved by the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Steel v. LevySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1925
- Jones v. CostlowSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1946
- Kane v. MorrisonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1945
- Fleming v. StrayerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
- Thal v. KrawitzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
3Cited by5 opinions
- Callery v. Blythe Township Municipal AuthoritySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
- King v. ClarkSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
- Klein v. Shadyside Health, Education & Research Corp.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
- Callery v. Blythe Township Municipal AuthoritySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
- Rutherford v. Miner, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Cumberland County1982