Haslet v. Haslet
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
ERROR to the district court of Allegheny county. This was an action of ejectment, by William Haslet against Samuel flaslet, for the recovery of a tract of land. The defendant claimed it under a parol purchase, which was denied by the plaintiff, and much testimony was given on this subject. The errors assigned were to the principles of law stated by the court to the jury, in their charge, which is a full exposition of the case. Greer, president.
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ERROR to the district court of Allegheny county. This was an action of ejectment, by William Haslet against Samuel flaslet, for the recovery of a tract of land. The defendant claimed it under a parol purchase, which was denied by the plaintiff, and much testimony was given on this subject. The errors assigned were to the principles of law stated by the court to the jury, in their charge, which is a full exposition of the case. Greer, president. I think it is sometimes important to the correct decision of a cause in which equitable principles are involved, to clearly distinguish what would be…
1Per curiam
The direction given, was an accurate exposition of the law throughout; and as to the allegation of .withdrawal of the cause from the jury, it is sufficient to say, there was not a scintilla of proof, that exclusive possession had been given or taken under the contract, even if there was one, insomuch that the plaintiff in error has been hopelessly driven to argue, that such possession is not an indispensable ingredient in a case for specific performance. In this state of the proofs, it was the duty- of the judge explicitly to direct that the jury were boimd by their oaths to find a verdict…
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