Commonwealth v. Koontz
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 20, Jan. T., 1917, by defendants, from judgment of C. P. Franklin Co., April T., 1916, No. 183, on directed verdict for plaintiff, in case of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Mary C, Koontz and Levi L. Horst. Ejectment for land in Franklin County. Before Gillan, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict for plaintiff by direction of the court and judgment thereon. Defendants appealed. was in directing a verdict for plaintiff.
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Appeal, No. 20, Jan. T., 1917, by defendants, from judgment of C. P. Franklin Co., April T., 1916, No. 183, on directed verdict for plaintiff, in case of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Mary C, Koontz and Levi L. Horst. Ejectment for land in Franklin County. Before Gillan, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict for plaintiff by direction of the court and judgment thereon. Defendants appealed. was in directing a verdict for plaintiff. The agreement of the turnpike company and the State highway commissioner and the consequent freeing of the road from tolls was an…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Walling,
In 1863, the Harrisburg, Carlisle and Chambersburg Turnpike Road Company bought the land here at issue,, comprising eighty perches, of Alex. K. McClure, as a tollgate house property. It was a part of Mr. McClure’s farm and situate in Franklin County on the turnpike between Chambersburg and Shippensburg. The deed therefor contains a provision as folloAvs, viz: “That if the said turnpike company shall at any time remove said gate house from the said premises then the said Alex. K. McClure, his heirs or assigns, shall have the first, right to purchase said house and…
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