Beckett v. Allison

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania October 31, 1898

Beckett v. Allison, 188 Pa. 279 (Pa. 1898)

41 A. 623; 1898 Pa. LEXIS 607

Cxjeiam, Dean, Fell, Gbeen, Mitchell, Williams

Opinion of the Court

Pee Cxjeiam,

A careful study of this case has convinced us that the opinion of the learned court below is entirely correct. It seems to us that the learned judge in his exhaustive and elaborate treatment of the case has so fully vindicated his findings of fact and conclusions of law that nothing that we could say would add any force to his reasoning. We affirm the decree upon the findings of fact and conclusions of law contained in the opinion.

Decree affirmed and appeal dismissed at the cost of the appellant.

Reference

Full Case Name: John W. Beckett, Assignee v. Jonathan Allison and John W. Donnan and the Oil Well Supply Company
Status: Published
Syllabus: Evidence — Parol evidence — Written instrument — Sheriff's sale. On a bill in equity against the vendee at a sheriff’s sale to compel a conveyance of land which it is alleged that he bought under a parol agreement that he would reconvey upon payment to him of a certain sum, if the alleged parol agreement is denied by the answer, the proof required at the hands of the plaintiff to overcome the answer must be clear, precise and indubitable, and must come from the mouth of at least two witnesses, or from sources that would be the equivalent of the testimony of two credible witnesses.