Legal Opinion

Essig v. Porter

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided May 31, 1916No. 9,559PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Prom Hamilton Circuit Court; Meade Vestal, Judge. Action by Samuel J. Porter against Samantha P. Essig and others. From, a judgment for plaintiff, the defendant appeal.

1Opinion of the CourtIbach, J.

This was an action by appellee against appellants to enforce a vendor’s lien against certain real estate. The errors assigned in overruling appellant’s demurrers to the complaint will not be discussed, since the arguments as to such errors are met by what will be said concerning the facts of the case as found by the court and its conclusions of law thereon.

1. In 1877 appellee owned forty acres of real estate in Hamilton county, in which Barbara Hertzler had a life estate. She and appellee agreed that if appellee would purchase a certain ten-acre tract of land in the vicinity, and construct on…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Otis v. GregoryIndiana Supreme Court · 1887
  2. Higgins v. KendallIndiana Supreme Court · 1881
  3. Bradway v. GroenendykeIndiana Supreme Court · 1899
  4. Dwenger v. BraniganIndiana Supreme Court · 1884
  5. Johns v. SewellIndiana Supreme Court · 1870

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. American National Bank v. KerleyOregon Supreme Court · 1923
  2. Boyd v. GreerIndiana Court of Appeals · 1919
  3. State ex rel. J. B. Speed & Co. v. TraylorIndiana Court of Appeals · 1921

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