Hoffman v. Strohecker
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
ERROR to the common pleas of Berks county. This was an action of ejectment for fifty-one acres of land adjoining the town of Reading, in which Jacob Hoffman was plaintiff and Peter Strohecker was defendant. The cause was once before in this court, and there is a very full statement of the facts in the former report of it, in 7 Watts S6. The evidence which gave rise to any other question now determined is sufficiently stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Huston, J.
This cause was in this court before, and is reported in 7 Watts 86. The statement of facts there set out is substantially those in this case; but much evidence was produced on this trial, which, either was not known, or at all events not adduced there. In some particulars also, the testimony was more full; it seems to have been proved, that at the time the sale of the second tract to Seidel was set aside, it was with a wish that Strohecker should become the purchaser: thatin order to have it sold again, Strohecker came into court and offered…
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