These real estate-related appeals cases had some noteworthy takeaways for Pennsylvania attorneys.

Multiple Settlement Extensions Reach Limit

In Michael & Linda, LLC v. Smith, 216 A.3d 262 (2019), the Pennsylvania Superior Court was asked to resolve the issue of whether the buyer in a real estate transaction dispute was entitled to the remedy of specific performance based upon the sellers’ breach of the parties’ agreement of sale. The parties executed the agreement for three adjacent parcels of real estate (the property), including a “time is of the essence” provision and obligating the sellers to provide good and marketable title, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances. The agreement set settlement for Jan. 29, 2016, but provided for the extension of the settlement date by written agreement of the parties.

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