Kirkham v. Sharp
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
This was an action on the case brought in this Court by William Kirkham against John Sharp, junior. By agreement the following case was stated for the opinion and judgment of the Court.
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This was an action on the case brought in this Court by William Kirkham against John Sharp, junior. By agreement the following case was stated for the opinion and judgment of the Court. “ By indenture, bearing date the 20th day of April, 1767, Anthony Morris and wife granted and conveyed to John Litle and his heirs, a large lot of ground on the east side of Fourth street, between Market and Chesnüt street, in the city of Philadelphia, with the easements and appurtenances therein mentioned. In this deed the lot was thus described ; “ Beginning at Fourth street, at south corner of C. Brockden’s…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Gibson, C. J.
The sum of the few authorities which bear on the point before us, is given in Cruise’s Digest, Tit. 24, § 15, where it is said that the use of a way must be according to the grant or the occasion of it, and not exceed it; so that a right of way over another’s ground to a particular place will not justify the use of it to go beyond that place. For this is cited Howel v. King, (1 Mod. 190,) and Lawton v. Ward, (1 Ld. Raym. 75,) which bear a considerable resemblance to the present case. In the former of them A. having a right of way over B.’s…
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