Fifth Bluecher Building Ass'n v. Sylvester

Citations

• 35 Pa. Super. 62
• 1907 Pa. Super. LEXIS 206

Syllabus

<p>Vendor and vendee — Contract—Sale of land — Breach of contract — Resale — Measure of damages.</p> <p>In an action to recover damages for the nonperformance by the vendee of a parol contract for the sale of lands at public auction, the measure of damages is the difference between the price brought at the original sale, and the price brought at a resale at public auction after full notice to the public and the vendee, upon the same or as advantageous terms as the first sale. Bowser v. Cessna, 62 Pa. 148, followed.</p>