Lamb v. Miller
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error, to the Common Pleas of Huntingdon county. This was an ejectment brought to April Term, 1847, by David Lamb, executor of the will of James Siars, deceased, against Christian Miller and George Lane, for a tract of. 445 acres of land in Huntingdon county.
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Error, to the Common Pleas of Huntingdon county. This was an ejectment brought to April Term, 1847, by David Lamb, executor of the will of James Siars, deceased, against Christian Miller and George Lane, for a tract of. 445 acres of land in Huntingdon county. The title of the land was in James Siars, who, by deed dated 11th December, 1882, conveyed it to George Lane, the defendant, in consideration of $200, and the covenant in the deed, “ to maintain and keep the said James Siars in good and sufficient boarding, washing, lodging, making, and mending, during his natural life, and attendance in…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered, by
Black, C. J.
James Siars being the owner of a piece of land, conveyed it to George Lane in 1832, subject, nevertheless, to the support and maintenance of James Siars; and Lane covenanted in the deed that he would well and sufficiently keep, support, and maintain the said James Siars in good and sufficient boarding, washing, lodging, and making and mending of clothes, and attendance in sickness and health, during his natural life. Siars remained with Lane, receiving what he was entitled to get under the deed for about two years, when he was taken away…
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