Burns v. Lyon
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
ERROR to the common pleas of Mercer county. This was an action of ejectment by the heirs of Joseph Lj’on against George Burns and others; the facts of which, in connexion with the questions raised, are fully stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Rogers, J.
—This was an ejectment for two hundred acres of land, in West Salem township. The plaintiffs claim title by deed from the treasurer of Mercer county to William Scott, dated the 29th of December 1816, “for a certain unseated tract of land situate in the township of West Salem, in the county of Mercer, containing two hundred acres, more or less, advertised in the name of James Dowling, as the reputed owner, charged and assessed with county and road tax for the years 1814 and 1815. The plaintiff gave in *364evidence (after objection made and…
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