Lessee of Evans v. Nargong
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
THIS was an appeal from the decision of RIDC May 1807. -®- ridge J. at a Circuit Court for Northumberland, in , It was an ejectment for a tract of land in Northumberland county, which the plaintiff claimed under the following title: On the 5th April 1774, a warrant issued in the name of “ Ernest Burk, for 300 acres “ joining Dietrick Reese, “• Jacob Reese, Jonathan Pingley and William.
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THIS was an appeal from the decision of RIDC May 1807. -®- ridge J. at a Circuit Court for Northumberland, in , It was an ejectment for a tract of land in Northumberland county, which the plaintiff claimed under the following title: On the 5th April 1774, a warrant issued in the name of “ Ernest Burk, for 300 acres “ joining Dietrick Reese, “• Jacob Reese, Jonathan Pingley and William. Armstrong, “ in Buffaloe township Northumberland county,” which was a very accurate description of the premises in the ejectment; and on the 20th April 1774 the purchase money was paid tó the proprietaries. On…
1Opinion of the Court
Tirghman C. J.
after stating the facts, delivered the opinion of the Court. Upon the trial of this pause, two questions arose. 1. Whether Boon was the owner of Burk’s warrant. 2. Supposing he was, whether he was entitled to the land in dispute. As to the first, without discussing the testimony, we think it sufficient to express our opinion that under all the circumstances of this case, there was satisfactory evidence of Boon’s being the owner of Burk’s warrant. On the second point, it appears to us that the plaintiff made a very strong case. It was to be seen on the records of the land office…
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