Martin v. Ingersoll
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Erie County
Alderman's Jurisdiction — Damages for Breach of Warranty Contained in Deed — Justices' Jurisdiction of Cases of Breach of Contracts for Lands — Jurisdiction of Common Pleas on Appeal from Alderman Who Has no Jurisdiction. No. 189, Feby. Term, 1902, C. P. Erie Co.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Walling, P. J.,
DEMURRER TO PLAINTIFF'S STATEMENT.
■ The defendant by warranty deed conveyed land in Erie city to the plaintiff and this suit was brought before the Aider-man to recover damages for an _ alleged breach of warranty, the plaintiff averring that at the time of said conveyance the city had a lien against said land for some municipal improvement. The demurrer raises the question of the Alderman’s jurisdiciton to hear such an action. The Acts of 1810 and 1879 exclude the Justices’ jurisdiction “cases of real contracts where the title to lands or tenements may come in…
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