Rankin v. Porter
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
ERROR to the common pleas of Mercer county. Sarah H. Porter against William S. Rankin. The case is fully stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Huston, J.
This was an ejectment by Mrs Porter to recover military lot No. 72 in fourth donation district, containing five hun*388dred acres; and the case presented the following facts. The lot was the property of General Andrew Porter, who, by his will dated in 1806, devised it to George B. Porter, who was the husband of the plaintiff below and who devised it to her by his will dated the 29th of March 1830.
The defendant below showed a deed from Mrs Porter for this tract for the consideration of 1500 dollars. This deed was dated the 4th of February 1836,…
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