Sergeant v. Ford
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
ERROR to the District Court of Crawford county. John Sergeant against Hopewell Ford. This was an action of ejectment for twenty-one acres of land, in which the plaintiff gave the following evidence: A deed from Thomas Ford and Hopewell his wife, dated 17th of May 1831, to Charles Ford and his heirs, for one hundred and twenty-one acres, bounded as follows, &c.; then follows thus, (“excepting twenty-one acres for and during his natural life, bounded as follows, beginning at…
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ERROR to the District Court of Crawford county. John Sergeant against Hopewell Ford. This was an action of ejectment for twenty-one acres of land, in which the plaintiff gave the following evidence: A deed from Thomas Ford and Hopewell his wife, dated 17th of May 1831, to Charles Ford and his heirs, for one hundred and twenty-one acres, bounded as follows, &c.; then follows thus, (“excepting twenty-one acres for and during his natural life, bounded as follows, beginning at James Ford’s and running north and south, east and west, so as to include the dwelling-house and barn, with the orchard;…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Huston, J.
This was an ejectment by John Sergeant for 21 acres of land with the appurtenances. The dispute arose on the following facts: — On the 17th of May 1831, Thomas Ford and *126Hopewell his wife conveyed by deed to Charles Ford, their son, and his heirs, 121 acres of land, bounded, &c., and describing it exactly, “ excepting 21 acres for and during his natural life, bounded as follows, beginning at James Ford’s, and running north and south, east and west, so as to include the dwelling-house and barn, with the orchard, and also one-half of all the…
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