Leach v. Ansbacher
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal from the decree of the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne county. In equity. The bill in this case was by George W. Leach against Joseph Brown and Henry Ansbacher. In the Supreme Court the question was between the plaintiff and Ansbacher only.
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Appeal from the decree of the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne county. In equity. The bill in this case was by George W. Leach against Joseph Brown and Henry Ansbacher. In the Supreme Court the question was between the plaintiff and Ansbacher only. The bill was filed March 13th 1865. On the 1st of October 1859, John Sparks, by articles of agreement, covenanted to convey to Leach, the plaintiff, a lot of land on the east side of the public square in Wilkesbarre, upon Leach paying $3200, viz., $200 on the 1st of January 1861 and the same amount, and interest on the whole principal due, on each…
1Opinion of the Court
*89The opinion of the court was delivered, May 13th 1867, by
Thompson, J.
— Notwithstanding the magnitude of the appellant’s paper-book, and the earnestness of his counsel in argument,' the case admits óf no extended discussion. The questions raised are very simple indeed. In the plaintiff’s bill it is charged that the defendant Ansbacher bought the messuage and tenement in question, with notice that Brown, his vendor, had no authority to sell it, because Leach was the equitable owner of it; that Ansbacher was not a bond fide purchaser for a full and valuable consideration, and ought therefore to…
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