Clay v. Miller

OPINION of the Court, by

Judge OwsT,Er.

Clay having recovered against Miller a judgment in ejectment, the court, on the motion of Miller, made an order appointing commissioners under the occupying claimant law.

The commissioners, after having went uppn the land and ascertained the improvements, &c. made report.

Clay then supposing that Miller, in consequence of his having neither a legal nor equitable claim derived from the commonwealth, was not entitled to compensation under the occupying claimant law, moved the court to quash the report of the commissioners ; but upon examining the evidences of…