Goucher v. Helmbold
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
THIS was an action of ejectment on a mortgage, given by George Helmbold to George Ludwick. The jury, on the trial of the canse, found the following special verdict.
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THIS was an action of ejectment on a mortgage, given by George Helmbold to George Ludwick. The jury, on the trial of the canse, found the following special verdict. “The jury find that Jacob Filler, sheriff of Philadelphia county, by his deed made as sheriff bearing date July 10th, 1815, conveyed to the defendant an undivided moiety of the premises in the said deed mentioned (proul deed). “The other undivided moiety of the said premises was conveyed on the 14th day of June 1813, by William Gaucher and Mary his wife, to George Ludwick, to have and to hold in trust, &c., prnut deed [see…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court
(Barnes, President; Coxe, J.; and Pet-tit, J.)
was delivered by
Pettit,!,
(after stating the special verdict and reading extracts from the deed of the 14(h of June 1813, and the deed of the 26th of December 1816). — This is an action of ejectment on a mortgage given by George Helmbold to George Ludwick.
It is contended, on behalf of the defendant, that the plaintiff is not entitled to recover at all, and that if entitled to a verdict, it can only be for an undivided moiety of the premises in question.
It is alleged that the consideration of the mortgage has failed, and that…
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