Ryerss v. Trustees of Presbyterian Congregation of Blossburg

Ryerss (defendant) promised to give a congregation $100 if it built a church in a location he specified, repeating this promise more than once. The congregation built the church according to Ryerss's specifications, but Ryerss then refused to pay the $100 he had promised. The Trustees of Presbyterian Congregation of Blossburg (Trustees) (plaintiff) sued to enforce the promise; the trial court instructed the jury that if it accepted the evidence of the agreement, it must find Ryerss liable, and the jury found for the Trustees, prompting Ryerss's appeal challenging those instructions.