Cluggage v. Lessee of Duncan
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
In Error. ERROR to the Common Pleas of Huntingdon county. This was an ejectment for a tract of land, which the lessee of Thomas Duncan, claimed under an application of November 4th, 1766, No. 1812, by Lawrence Peterson, for 300 acres of land, including Turkey Hill.
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In Error. ERROR to the Common Pleas of Huntingdon county. This was an ejectment for a tract of land, which the lessee of Thomas Duncan, claimed under an application of November 4th, 1766, No. 1812, by Lawrence Peterson, for 300 acres of land, including Turkey Hill. On the 4th of yanuary^ f/QY, a survey was made under this location, of 44iacres, by Richard Tea, the deputy surveyor, but it was . . ’ , r J J ’ , never returned. 1 he plaintiff, however, m order to shew that it had been made for one George Armstrong, gave in evidence a list of surveys made for the said Armstrong, which had been…
1Opinion of the Court
Tilghman C. J.
This ejectment was brought in the name of Thomas Duncan for the use of the heirs of Hugh Logan deceased. The plaintiff derived his title from an application in the name of Lawrence Peterson, dated 4th of November, 1766, on which a survey was made by Richard Tea, (deputy surveyor) 6th January, 1767. This survey was not returned, but the plaintiff alleges it was made for the use of George Armstrong, who paid the surveying fees. A judgment was obtained by William Dowell against George Armstrong, on which an execution was taken out by his widow and executrix, Grace Parr. The land in…
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