Cook v. Cook
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Clarion county: Of October and November Term 1870, No. 178. This was an ejectment commenced August 9th 1866, by Philip Cook against John Cook and George N. Berlin, for 108 acres of land. The case was tried August 24th 1870, before Barrett, P. J., of the 22d district.
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Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Clarion county: Of October and November Term 1870, No. 178. This was an ejectment commenced August 9th 1866, by Philip Cook against John Cook and George N. Berlin, for 108 acres of land. The case was tried August 24th 1870, before Barrett, P. J., of the 22d district. The plaintiff’s title was as follows: John Cook, his brother, one of -the defendants, by article dated the 1st of August 1837, contracted with the agents of the Bingham estate for the land in dispute for the consideration of $162.75. The article was renewed by another dated November 1st 1849,…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered, November 6th 1871, by
Read, J.
John Cook entered upon the premises in controversy under an article of agreement with the trustees of the Bingham estate, dated the 1st of August 1837, and on the 1st of November 1849, by an article of agreement in writing from the said trustees, which was a renewal of the former one, purchased the same for the consideration of $282.37. He cleared land, made valuable improvements, and with his family resided thereon at the commencement of this suit, on the 9th August 1866.
On the 7th August 1852, a judgment was obtained…
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