Legal Opinion
Moeller v. Washington County
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 25, 1945No. Appeal, 157PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Me. Justice Allen M. Steaene,
This is an action in trespass by a mortgagee against the County of Washington and M. J. Sweeney. Plaintiff alleges that the county, upon acquiring title to a mortgaged brewery under a tax sale, sold at private sale pursuant to a court order certain of the machinery and fixtures for $2,000 to M. J. Sweeney, who removed them from the premises. Plaintiff averred that the tax sale had not divested the lien of his mortgage, which included the machinery and fixtures as part of the real estate. He alleged that the removal impaired the value of Ms security to…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- United States v. County of AlleghenySupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Hartness v. Allegheny CountySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1944
- In re GottesfeldSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1914
- Mesta Machine Company CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
- Cuttle v. BrockwaySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1854
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