Munson v. Crookston
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeals, Nos. 32, 33, 34, 35, 36 and 37, Oct. T., 1907, by Sidney A. Munson et al., from judgment of C. P. No. 2, Allegheny Co., Oct. T., 1903, Nos. 284, 285, 286, 287, 299 and 300, on verdict for defendant in cases of Sidney A. Munson et al. v. William Crookston. Ejectment for land in borough of Pitcairn.
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Appeals, Nos. 32, 33, 34, 35, 36 and 37, Oct. T., 1907, by Sidney A. Munson et al., from judgment of C. P. No. 2, Allegheny Co., Oct. T., 1903, Nos. 284, 285, 286, 287, 299 and 300, on verdict for defendant in cases of Sidney A. Munson et al. v. William Crookston. Ejectment for land in borough of Pitcairn. At the trial it appeared that the plaintiffs claimed under the will of Agnes Crookston, deceased, while the defendant, the husband of the deceased, claimed possession as tenant by the curtesy, having elected to take against his wife’s will. The plaintiffs alleged that the defendant had…
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam,
The offers to show declarations of the wife in the absence of the husband fall clearly into two classes, those in her own favor and those against her interest. Under the settled rules of evidence the latter were admissible, but the former were not. The learned judge below followed the rule.
Several of the assignments of error are rendered ineffective by failure to regard the rules of court. Objections were made to testimony offered, the objections were overruled and appellant excepted. But the testimony so objected to is not quoted in the assignment as required by rule 31, and there…
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