Heffner v. Heffner
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Common Pleas of Bucks county. This was an action of ejectment to September Term, 1851, by Mary Heffner (formerly Mary Swartley) v. Jacob Heffner and another. Both parties claimed under Philip Swartley. He was the father of the plaintiff, and purchased the property for her in 1826 for the sum of $700. She paid $200, and Philip) Swartley charged the balance, $500, to her in his book of advancements, and it was taken out of her share of his estate after his death.
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Error to the Common Pleas of Bucks county. This was an action of ejectment to September Term, 1851, by Mary Heffner (formerly Mary Swartley) v. Jacob Heffner and another. Both parties claimed under Philip Swartley. He was the father of the plaintiff, and purchased the property for her in 1826 for the sum of $700. She paid $200, and Philip) Swartley charged the balance, $500, to her in his book of advancements, and it was taken out of her share of his estate after his death. The deed for the property was made to plaintiff’s father, but she went into possession soon after the purchase, having…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Knox, J.
A father bought a tract of land for his daughter for seven hundred dollars; two hundred of which was paid by the daughter, and the remaining five hundred by the father, who charged it to the daughter as an advancement.
The title was taken in the name of the father, but the daughter went into possession, and whilst there, married the defendant, Jacob Heffner, to whom the father made a conveyance. Subsequently, Heffner and wife were divorced. Mrs. Heffner brings this action of ejectment against her former husband, to recover possession of the land…
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