Payne v. Craft
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
ERROR to the District Court of Allegheny county. Joel Payne and Sarah his wife against Lewis Heidleberg and James S. Craft. This was an action of ejectment for the recovery of 160 acres of land, more or less, situated in Pitt township. Heidleberg was tenant, and James S. Craft the landlord of the premises. The plaintiffs claimed title on two grounds: 1. Through Juliet Semple, to the whole tract; or, 2. Through Steel Semple, to an undivided moiety.
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ERROR to the District Court of Allegheny county. Joel Payne and Sarah his wife against Lewis Heidleberg and James S. Craft. This was an action of ejectment for the recovery of 160 acres of land, more or less, situated in Pitt township. Heidleberg was tenant, and James S. Craft the landlord of the premises. The plaintiffs claimed title on two grounds: 1. Through Juliet Semple, to the whole tract; or, 2. Through Steel Semple, to an undivided moiety. Juliet Semple was an only daughter of Samuel Semple, was born in or about the year 1780, and was married to Steel Semple, June 4th 1801. They had…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Kennedy, J.
It is unnecessary to notice, in detail, the numerous bills of exception to evidence, either admitted or rejected by the court, which have been assigned for error in this cause, as they seem to be without even the semblance of any plausible ground for their support. And as regards the questions presented by the case, upon which it turned finally with the jury, the evidence received or rejected by the court could have had but little or no weight in the determination of them. So that the plaintiffs do not appear to have the slightest ground for…
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