Richards v. McGrath
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Writs of error to tbe court of Common Pleas of Schuylkill county: Of January Term 1882, Nos. 216 and 217. Two actions of trespass vi et armis, de bonis asportatis, brought respectively by Dennis McGrath and Catharine McGrath, against Win. T. Richards, Constable, Malachi Watson, surety on his bond, and Michael Monahan, landlord — to recover damages for forcible entry on plaintiffs’ premises and carrying away their personal property. Plea, in each case, not guilty.
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Writs of error to tbe court of Common Pleas of Schuylkill county: Of January Term 1882, Nos. 216 and 217. Two actions of trespass vi et armis, de bonis asportatis, brought respectively by Dennis McGrath and Catharine McGrath, against Win. T. Richards, Constable, Malachi Watson, surety on his bond, and Michael Monahan, landlord — to recover damages for forcible entry on plaintiffs’ premises and carrying away their personal property. Plea, in each case, not guilty. The cases were tried together, before Walker, J., when the evidence showed the following facts: — On May 15th 1876 Michael Monahan…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Trunkey
Section 1 of the Act of March 21st 1772, recites the defect previously existing in the law for collecting rent and provides the remedy : Whereas the most ordinary and ready way for recovery of arrears of rent is by distress, and no provision hath yet been made by the laws of this province that such distress may be sold, and by the common law the same may be only declined as'pledges for enforcing the payment of such rent, and the persons distraining have little benefit thereby ; for the remedying whereof, Be it enneted, That when any goods or chattels shall be distrained for rent, and the…
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