Hogg v. Longstreth
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Court of Common Pleas, No. 3, of Philadelphia county: Of January Term 1881, No. 169. This was an action of assumpsit by William Hogg, Jr., against John Longstreth, to recover the amount of certain taxes paid by the plaintiff on premises of which the plaintiff was mortgagee and the defendant was terre-tenant.
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Error to the Court of Common Pleas, No. 3, of Philadelphia county: Of January Term 1881, No. 169. This was an action of assumpsit by William Hogg, Jr., against John Longstreth, to recover the amount of certain taxes paid by the plaintiff on premises of which the plaintiff was mortgagee and the defendant was terre-tenant. Upon the trial the following facts appeared : On May 31st 1872, Henry Meyers, being the owner of three separate houses and lots, in the city of Philadelphia, executed to the plaintiff a mortgage upon each of the said lots to secure the payment of $1775 in six years. By mesne…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Trunkey
Henry Myers gave to the plaintiff three mortgages, dated May 31st 1872, each being on a separate lot in Philadelphia. Subsequently Myers conveyed the lots to Kaign, Kaign conveyed to Taylor, and Taylor, by deed dated February 6th 1874, conveyed to Longstreth, the defendant; each conveyance being subject to said mortgages. In 1879, a scire facias -was issued on each mortgage, against Myers with notice to Longstreth, as terre-tenant, and the judgments thereon aggregated nearly $6000. Hogg, the mortgagee, purchased the lots at sheriff’s sale on his judgments. During the five years that…
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