Baker v. Manley
Baker v. Manley
Opinion of the Court
The lot which appellant purchased from appellee is situated at the corner of Lancaster avenue and Master street, in the city of Philadelphia, on which are a dwelling and licensed saloon. The presumption surely is that, when the purchaser made his bid for property of this kind, he was familiar with it or had seen it. This presumption is strengthened by his failure to aver in his bill that he had never seen and examined the premises, and becomes conclusive, in the face of the averment in the answer, which he does not attempt to deny, “ that he knew all about the property before bidding at the sale.” If he wanted
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