Cresoe v. Laidley
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
THIS was an ejectment for a house and lot in the city of Philadelphia, under the following circumstances, \vl were stated in a cas.e for the opinion of the court: Samuel Eldridge of the city of Philadelphia died intestate on the 13th of October 1804, seised of the premises in the ' declaration mentioned.
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THIS was an ejectment for a house and lot in the city of Philadelphia, under the following circumstances, \vl were stated in a cas.e for the opinion of the court: Samuel Eldridge of the city of Philadelphia died intestate on the 13th of October 1804, seised of the premises in the ' declaration mentioned. At the time of his death, his wife was enseint of a son who was born on the —— day of-, 1804, and named Samuel, to whom the premises descended, and who became seised thereof. The widow of the intestate afterwards intermarried with John Har land junior, by whom she had issue a son now living,…
1Opinion of the Court
Tilghman C. J.
delivered the court’s opinion.
The court are to give their opinion on a case stated, the material parts of which may be comprised in a small compass.
*285Samuel Eldridge died intestate, seised of lands in fee-simple, which had come to him by descent from his father. He' left, living at the time of his death, a mother, a brother of the half blood on the part of his mother, a maternal grandfather and grandmother, a paternal great aunt (the plaintiff), and several cousins, children of paternal great uncles and great aunts. The plaintiff claims one fifth part of Samuel Eldridge’s lands,…
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