Legal Opinion

Bigham v. Wenschhof

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 5, 1982No. 180PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BROSKY, Judge:

This is an adverse possession case. In 1979 appellees John and Dorothy Bigham brought an action to quiet title to a tract of land to which they claim record ownership under deed dated February 28, 1973 and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Adams County, Pennsylvania. Appellants claim ownership of the disputed tract by adverse possession. The court below, sitting without a jury, found that appellees own the disputed tract by record title, and that appellants had not proved ownership by adverse possession. Appellants filed timely exceptions, which were dismissed.…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Conneaut Lake Park, Inc. v. KlingensmithSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
  2. Parks v. Pennsylvania R. R. Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930
  3. Inn Le'Daerda, Inc. v. DavisSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  4. Robin v. BrownSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1932
  5. Wesolowski v. John Hancock Mutual Life Ins.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1932

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Niles v. Fall Creek Hunting Club, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  2. Brennan v. Manchester Crossings, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
  3. Kembel v. SchlegelSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  4. Glenn v. ShueySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  5. Plott v. ColeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988

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