M'Henry v. M'Call
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
ERROR to the common pleas of Columbia county. This was an action of ejectment by Archibald M’Call against Samuel M’Henry and others, in which the defendant took defence for 150 acres of land. The plaintiff gave in evidence four patents to John Nicholson, for tracts surveyed in the name of Wrn Montgomery, Hannah Montgomery, John Montgomery and John Young.
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ERROR to the common pleas of Columbia county. This was an action of ejectment by Archibald M’Call against Samuel M’Henry and others, in which the defendant took defence for 150 acres of land. The plaintiff gave in evidence four patents to John Nicholson, for tracts surveyed in the name of Wrn Montgomery, Hannah Montgomery, John Montgomery and John Young. The plaintiff then offered in evidence: — March 3, 1796, settlement of the account of John Nicholson by John Donaldson, comptroller-general. March 8, 1796, entered in the register-general’s office, and certified by Samuel Bryan,…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Huston, J.
Archibald M’Call claimed the land in dispute as having been the property of John Nicholson, once comptroller-general of Pennsylvania, and who being, on settlement of his accounts, found largely indebted to the state, certain laws were passed and proceedings had, under which certain lauds, and his interest in certain lands were sold, and the title to the tract in question deduced *465to A. M’Call the plaintiff below. In order to understand the matter in contest, it will be necessary to state the outline of a course of legislation on the subject of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Birch v. FisherSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1825
- Smith v. NicholsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1803
3Cited by3 opinions
- Foust v. RossSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1841
- Grubb v. GrubbSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1873
- Smith v. NicholsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1803