Peer v. Hennion

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Reed, J.

The judgment brought up by this writ of error was entered upon the finding of the trial judge in an action brought in the Supreme Court, a jury having been waived by the parties.

The action was for trespass guare clausum fregit, and involved the right of possession flowing from title to the locus in quo. The solution of the question of title rests upon the construction to be given to a clause in the will of one Jacob N. Peer.

Jacob N. Peer died, leaving a daughter, Catherine. To . this daughter he devised, with other property, the locus in quo.…