Morris v. Campbell
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 279, Jan. T., 1896, by defendants, from judgment of C. P. Pike Co., Oct. T., 1894, No. 4, on verdict for plaintiff. Ejectment. Before Pxjbdy, P. J. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. Defendants’ point and the answer thereto among others were as follows: 7. Under all the evidence in this ease, the verdict of the jury should be for the defendants.
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Appeal, No. 279, Jan. T., 1896, by defendants, from judgment of C. P. Pike Co., Oct. T., 1894, No. 4, on verdict for plaintiff. Ejectment. Before Pxjbdy, P. J. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. Defendants’ point and the answer thereto among others were as follows: 7. Under all the evidence in this ease, the verdict of the jury should be for the defendants. Answer: That is refused. [21] The court charged in part as follows: [As we view the law applicable to this case, the plaintiff in this case is entitled to recover in this action the land described in this writ, if this…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Gbeen,
The defendants took their title by a deed dated October 31, 1892, and in that deed it was expressly stated that the title *592was subject to a mortgage to secure the payment of $8,600 in favor of William R. Rinehart, given by William F. Brantley, dated January 6, 1891. As this mortgage was given less than two years before the conveyance to the defendants it was a very recent transaction, all the particulars of which must necessarily have been known and considered by the defendants at the time they received their deed. They were of course legally bound to know…
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