Croft v. Steele
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
ERROR to the common pleas of 3%jette county. John Steele and William Steele agailst George Croft, late sheriff of Fayette county. This was an action of debt, to recover money made by the sale of the real estate of John Cannon, under the circumstances which are fully stated in the opinion of the Court.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Huston, J.
The following is a statement of the facts in this case as they were presented to us. Daniel Cannon, the elder, died seised of lands in Fayette county. Upon a proceeding in the orphans’ court, and a valuation of his lands, a tract was taken at the appraisement by his son John Cannon, who, on the 27th of March 1798, entered into recognizance to pay their respective proportions to each of his brothers and sisters; Isabella, one of the sisters, married John Witherow, John and William Steele obtained a judgment against John Cannon the younger, and…
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