Wood v. Harlan
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 229, Oct. T., 1921, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Delaware County, Sept. T., 1915, No. 136, for plaintiff non obstante veredicto in the case of Thomas D. Wood v. Susan Harlan. Amicable action to determine ownership of land and character and extent of easements. Before Hause, J., specially presiding. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Verdict for defendant, and subsequently judgment was entered for plaintiff non obstante veredicto.
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Appeal, No. 229, Oct. T., 1921, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Delaware County, Sept. T., 1915, No. 136, for plaintiff non obstante veredicto in the case of Thomas D. Wood v. Susan Harlan. Amicable action to determine ownership of land and character and extent of easements. Before Hause, J., specially presiding. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Verdict for defendant, and subsequently judgment was entered for plaintiff non obstante veredicto. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned, inter alia, were refusal to direct the entry of judgment on the verdict, and in…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Linn, J.,
Appellant and appellee each claimed to own in fee a certain strip of land, each conceding to the other an easement therein. They brought this amicable action in ejectment, first, to determine which party owned the fee, and second, to define the easement therein appurtenant to the land of the other. After describing the land and providing for filing abstracts of title and other matters according to the Act of May 8, 1901, P. L. 142, the issue framed by the court contains three provisions:(1) the ownership of the land shall be determined by jury trial;(2) if the trial…
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