Means v. Presbyterian Church
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
ERROR to the Common Pleas of Cumberland county. This was an ejectment by William Means against the Presbyterian Church, in the borough of Shippensburg and county of Cumberland.
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ERROR to the Common Pleas of Cumberland county. This was an ejectment by William Means against the Presbyterian Church, in the borough of Shippensburg and county of Cumberland. The parties admitted the original title to have been in Edward and Joseph Shippen, who, by deed dated 2d of June 1794, conveyed the same to John Means and Robert M’Call, as trustees, for purposes thus expressed in the deed: “ Whereas the said John Means and Robert M’Call have, by ■ their humble petition, prayed the said Edward Shippen and Joseph Shippen to grant a lot of ground in the said town of Shippensburg to them,…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Kennedy, J.
It is conceived that a correct construction of the deed from the Shippens in this case, will determine the right of property to the lot of ground in contest between the parties; and that it will therefore be unnecessary to notice, in detail, the vari*312ous matters assigned for error. The intent of the grantors, when legal, must govern and direct the interpretation that shall be given to their deed; and if this be clearly expressed by the terms of it, no extraneous facts or circumstances can be admitted or received to alter or change it. In this…
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