Wilson v. M'Neal
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
ERROR to the district court of Crawford county. Humphrey S. M. Wilson against V. S. M’Neal. This was an action of covenant upon an article of agreement for the purchase and sale of land.
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ERROR to the district court of Crawford county. Humphrey S. M. Wilson against V. S. M’Neal. This was an action of covenant upon an article of agreement for the purchase and sale of land. The declaration states “that when a regular conveyance is made of the title of the aforesaid lot 123, pursuant to the agreement entered into by the said M’Neal and John Reynolds, Esq., that the said V. S. M’Neal is to retain all the following parcel of land, part of the above described lot, No. 123, bounded as follows (describing the whole lot by its boundaries). The part of the above lot, belonging to…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Rogers, J.
This case depends upon the construction of the article of agreement. The article recites, that the parties, having purchased a tract of land, agreed to divide it between them in the 'manner therein specified. The defendant to whom the deed wa^ to bo made by the vendor, reserved to himself a certain portion of the tract, described by courses and distances, and covenants to make a deed, in fee simple, to the plaintiff, for all the residue of the tract, with the appurtenances. M’Neal also covenants, in consideration of having all the grain for…
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