Frick v. Sterrett
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
ERROR to the District Court of Erie county. This was an action of ejectment for lot No. 1264 in the borough of Erie by Henry Frick against James M. Sterrett. The original title to the lot was in Henry Frick.
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ERROR to the District Court of Erie county. This was an action of ejectment for lot No. 1264 in the borough of Erie by Henry Frick against James M. Sterrett. The original title to the lot was in Henry Frick. The defendant claimed by virtue of a deed from the treasurer upon a sale for taxes; and to support it gave in evidence an assessment of four lots, Nos. 1264, 1267, 1268 and 1910, in the name of James M. Sterrett, for the year 1823, valuation $74, tax 15 cents: also the unseated land book, exhibiting lot No. 1264 in the name of James Sterrett, county tax of 1822,3 cents; county tax of…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Sergeant, J.
— The predominant policy of the legislature in passing the Act of the 13th of March 1815, for the sale of unseated lands for taxes, seems to have been to enable the counties and townships to raise a revenue for public uses, and to this other things are made subservient. Precise directions were given as to the mode of assessing, advertising and selling, and certain things are prescribed to be done by the public officers in that and other laws on the subject, which undoubtedly it is their duty to follow; but as the system was to be carried on…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Owens v. VanhookSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1834
- Gibson v. RobbinsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1839
3Cited by3 opinions
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- Rogers v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1871
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