Merklein v. Trapnell
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Errob to the Common Pleas of York county. This was an ejectment by George H. Merklein against William Trapnell for a tract of 100 acres of land in Cbanceford and Peach-bottom townships. After the return of the writ, Eliza Jones, Samuel Morrison, Allison Reed, and Nelson Carver, the defendant’s lessors, appeared and were admitted to defend.
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Errob to the Common Pleas of York county. This was an ejectment by George H. Merklein against William Trapnell for a tract of 100 acres of land in Cbanceford and Peach-bottom townships. After the return of the writ, Eliza Jones, Samuel Morrison, Allison Reed, and Nelson Carver, the defendant’s lessors, appeared and were admitted to defend. Casper Carver, under whom both parties claimed title, died seised of the premises in dispute, about the year 1800, leaving six children, George, Michael, Adam, Anna Mary, Margaret, and Susan. George Carver, the eldest son of the decedent, purchased the…
1Opinion of the Court
*45The opinion of the court was delivered by
Thompson, J.
Casper Carver, the common source of title, died seised of the land in dispute, about the year 1800 or 1801, leaving six children his heirs. George, the eldest, in process of time, became the owner, by purchase, and as heir, of five-sixths of the shares in the land, and in 1810 sold the interest thus acquired, to Baltzer and John Eoust. The deed of George, to them, contained an exception of one-fifth, being the interest of Michael Carver, a son of Casper Carver, deceased, which he had not purchased. This deed is dated in April 1810, but not…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Williams v. LandmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1844
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