Feather v. Strohoecker
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Common Pleas of Northumberland county. This was an action of ejectment by William Feather and Peter Strohoeeker against Leah Strohoeeker.
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Error to the Common Pleas of Northumberland county. This was an action of ejectment by William Feather and Peter Strohoeeker against Leah Strohoeeker. The facts which gave rise to the question of law determined, were these: — Thomas Grant died, seized of a tract of land containing two hundred and seventy-five acres; his executors by authority of a power contained in his will, sold and conveyed-the land on the 14th June, 1816, to John Garber xn& John Strohoeeker; after which JohnGarber died intestate, and one of his sons petitioned the Orphans’ Court for a writ of partition and valuation of…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Gibson, C. J.
This action is brought to dispossess the defendant of land, which she claims to hold in common with the plaintiffs. A larger tract, of which the land in dispute is part, was held by John Garber, her father, in common with John Strohoecker the plaintiffs’ grantor. Garber died intestate, and in pursuance of a petition by one of his sons, the Orphans’ Court awarded a writ of partition and valuation of his estate, without requiring it, as ought to .have been done, first to be separated from the estate of Strohoecker by act of the parties or an…
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