Hallett v. Bellevue Borough

Citations

• 247 Pa. 296
• 93 A. 477
• 1915 Pa. LEXIS 826

Syllabus

<p>Municipalities — Boroughs—Contracts—Execution of contract— Resolution — Advertisement—Approval by burgess — Act of April S, 1851, P. L. 820, Sec. 8 — Act of May 28,1898, P. L. 118, Sec. 8— Equity — Specific performance.</p> <p>Equity will not decree specific performance of an alleged contract between a borough and plaintiff for the grading by the ’borough of certain streets .abutting on plaintiff’s land where, though the plaintiff had executed the contract and performed all that was therein required of him, it appeared that the agreement was not signed by the burgess as directed by the resolution authorizing it and where it further appeared that such resolution was void because not approved by the burgess, in accordance with the provision of Section 3 of the Act of May 23, 1893, P. L. 113, or advertised as required by Section 3 of the Act of April 3, 1851, P. L. 320.</p>