COM. v. PENDLETON


480 Pa. 107 (1978)

389 A.2d 532

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Stephen E. PENDLETON and Jeanette B. Pendleton, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 14, 1978.

Reargument Denied August 16, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Davis & Murphy, Robert J. Murphy, Towanda, for appellants.

Dowd & Kocsis, Michael J. Dowd, John Kocsis, III, Athens, for appellee.

Before EAGEN, C.J., and O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY, NIX, MANDERINO and LARSEN, JJ.


OPINION OF THE COURT

EAGEN, Chief Justice.

On June 25, 1963, Stephen E. and Jeanette B. Pendleton by written agreement gave the Pennsylvania Game Commission (Commission), for a stated consideration of $1.00, an option to buy 24.3 acres of farmland at $20.00 per acre. The Commission accepted the option on October 14, 1963, thus converting the option agreement into a contract of sale. The Commission subsequently discovered...

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