Wingert v. Stone

Citations

• 142 Pa. 258
• 21 A. 812
• 1891 Pa. LEXIS 732

Syllabus

<p>(a) One wbo had acquired an equitable estate in land, by articles of agreement and the payment of part of the purchase-money and possesssion taken, had a dwelling erected thereon, and subsequently, without a re-conveyance, “ threw up ” the contract with the vendor.</p> <p>(5) Afterward, the wife of the vendee procured from the vendor an agreement for the sale of the lot to her, upon which agreement she made certain payments of purchase money, and was allowed a credit for what had previously been paid by her husband:</p> <p>1. In such ease, the lien of a mechanics’ claim, for work done and materials furnished in the erection of the dwelling, was not divested. The husband could not convey his title directly to his wife so as to defeat the lien; much less could he do so indirectly.</p>