Stahle v. Spohn
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
In Error. EJECTMENT in the District Court of Lancaster county, by William Spohn, the defendant in error, against the plaintiff in error, Jacob Stahle, to recover a house and lot of ground in Rehmstown, purchased by the former at Sheriff’s sale, as the property of William.
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In Error. EJECTMENT in the District Court of Lancaster county, by William Spohn, the defendant in error, against the plaintiff in error, Jacob Stahle, to recover a house and lot of ground in Rehmstown, purchased by the former at Sheriff’s sale, as the property of William. Stahle. . A bill of exceptions was returned with the record, which stated, that “ the cause being at issue, and the jury sworn, the plaintiff and défendant gave in testimony, prout the Judges’ notes, and the deeds and instruments in writing therein noted, and then and there further to maintain the issue on his part, offered…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Duncan J. —
For a statement of the facts, I refer to the Judges’ notes. In what stage of the trial, the matter proposed to be proved by William Heller, was offered, ad fitted, and excepted to, does not distinctly appear from these notes ; nor does it appear, whether William Heller was examined, but it does appear, that the same matter was proved bv other witnesses ; and it is to be observed, that the objection was not personal to the witness, — to his competency, but to the matter proposed to be proved by him. The exception was to any declaration made…
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