McClelland v. Herron
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the District Court of Alleghany county. Sept. 21. This was an action of ejectment brought for a house and lot in the city of Pittsburgh, by Francis Herron, the defendant in error, against David McClelland, the plaintiff in error.
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Error to the District Court of Alleghany county. Sept. 21. This was an action of ejectment brought for a house and lot in the city of Pittsburgh, by Francis Herron, the defendant in error, against David McClelland, the plaintiff in error. On the trial of this case, there appearing to be no facts in dispute, it was agreed to submit the case, as a case stated, in the nature of a special verdict, for the opinion of the court below, with leave to either party to take a writ of error. ■ The facts of the case are these. The plaintiff, Dr. Herron, was vested with a legal title to this property, in…
1Opinion of the Court
Bíjrnside, J.
This was an -action, of ejectment for a tan-house .and lot of grofind on. Diamond Alley, in the city'of Pittsburgh. " •
- On the trial below, it was admitted the legal title of the premises' in question was in Doctor Herron, the defendant in error ;■ -ánd'that he'held the property in trust, for Eve Hámshire and .her issue,-who intermarried with- George Anshutz, jun; On the 7th January, 183.3," Anshutz leased the property to Robert'McCullough for the term of six years, from the 1st of April following; at a rent qfi four hundred dollars per annum. McCullough proceeded.to build, a…
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