Elk County v. Earley
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
APPEAL EROM THE DECREE OE THE COURT OE' COMMON PLEAS OE ELK COUNTY, IN EQUITY. No. 119 July Term 1887, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 1 November Term 1885, C. P. in Equity.
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APPEAL EROM THE DECREE OE THE COURT OE' COMMON PLEAS OE ELK COUNTY, IN EQUITY. No. 119 July Term 1887, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 1 November Term 1885, C. P. in Equity. On November 17, 1885, a bill in equity was filed in behalf of the county of Elk, by its commissioners, against C. R. Earley, Elizabeth Earley and James H. Hagerty, in which it was averred: That on or about November 5, 1848, John J. Ridgway, by deed duly proved and recorded, did grant and convey unto Timothy Ives, Jr., J. W. Guthrie and Z. H. Eddy, commissioners of the county of Elk, and their successors in office, the right to…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion,
Mr. Justice Stekrett :
The learned master’s report, which was approved by the court below, contains such a clear and accurate statement of all the material facts of the case, and of the principles of law applicable to them, that, in connection with the opinion of the learned president of the Common Pleas, it may be adopted as an ample vindication of the decree. There appears to be nothing in the findings of fact or conclusions of law that requires special notice. The specifications of error are not sustained.
It is clear that under Mr. John J. Ridgway’s deed of November 5, 1843, the…
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