M'Cormick v. Meason
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
In Error. THIS was a writ of error to the Common Pleas of Fayette county. ; The plaintiff, MiCormick junior, brought an ejectment againt the defendant to recover a tract of land in Fayette county; and by the bill of exceptions returned with the record, and the opinion of the Court in writing filed, the case appeared to be as follows: The title to the tract in dispute was vested in Colonel William Crawford, who bequeathed it on the 16th May, 1782, to his widow for life,…
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In Error. THIS was a writ of error to the Common Pleas of Fayette county. ; The plaintiff, MiCormick junior, brought an ejectment againt the defendant to recover a tract of land in Fayette county; and by the bill of exceptions returned with the record, and the opinion of the Court in writing filed, the case appeared to be as follows: The title to the tract in dispute was vested in Colonel William Crawford, who bequeathed it on the 16th May, 1782, to his widow for life, remainder to his son for life, remainder over. The widow and son, on the 20th December, 178S, conveyed it to William…
1Opinion of the Court
[Yeates- J..Ithas been determined, .that an. acknowledgment by the sheriff in open court, and a minute-.of, this on thereoord, is equivalent to recording. This was -before .1 came on the bench]. - - ~ ; ■
Tilgi-iman C. J.
This-is, an-ejectment for. a, tract of land in Fayette county, formerly the property'.of Colonel William Crawford deceased, under whom- both plaintiff and defendant claim.-Theplaintiff derives . his., title- from the. devisee's of Colonel Crawford, and the defendant,;under a judgment and execution against his... executors., On the trial, exceptions were- taken to., the…
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