Richards v. Elwell
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Common Pleas of Crawford county, This was an action of ejectment hy Joel Elwell and Nancy his wife against William W. Richards and Benjamin Kysenseder, for about one hundred acres of land, in which there was judgment .for plaintiffs. All the material facts of the case w,ill he found in the opinion of this court.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered, hy
Agnew, J.
— In reading the testimony in this case, every unprejudiced mind must be convinced of the following facts, as proved with certainty, and leaving no doubt or hesitation in his mind, viz.: That in the year 1820, Daniel Dorrel’s property being under execution, he procured the money to be raised by Asa Dunn, who paid it and took the sheriff’s receipt in his own name, stating the writ upon which it was paid. That in consideration of this payment, and for the purpose of procuring the money, Daniel sold a part of his tract of land lying on the east…
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