Neill v. Lacy
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
■ Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Warren county: Of January Term 1885, No. 96. Assumpsit by Joseph A. Neill against George S. Lacy and R. H. Kline to recover back money paid for taxes upon land owned by defendants which plaintiff claimed he was compelled to pay in order to save his mineral rights in the same.
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■ Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Warren county: Of January Term 1885, No. 96. Assumpsit by Joseph A. Neill against George S. Lacy and R. H. Kline to recover back money paid for taxes upon land owned by defendants which plaintiff claimed he was compelled to pay in order to save his mineral rights in the same. The facts, as found in a special verdict, were substantially as follows: That on December 22,1871, title was vested in Thomas A. Scott, C. B. Curtis, Joseph A. Neill and Leroy S. Lowry, as tenants in common in lots Nos. 5230, 5231, 5223 and one half of lot 5228, in Limestone…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was filed October 5th, 1885.
2Per curiam
— The parties did not hold this land either as tenants in common or as joint tenants. Each party had a separate estate therein. The clear and satisfactory opinion of the learned judge fully sustains his conclusion, and supports the judgment.
Judgment affirmed.
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