Diamond Coal Co. v. Fisher
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to tbe Common Pleas of Luzerne county. This was an ejectment brought by the Diamond Coal Company against Joseph Fisher, for a tract of land situate in Hazle township, formerly Sugarloaf, Luzerne county, warranted in the name of John Kunkle, containing 410 acres. James Growen and others were afterwards joined as co-defendants.
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Error to tbe Common Pleas of Luzerne county. This was an ejectment brought by the Diamond Coal Company against Joseph Fisher, for a tract of land situate in Hazle township, formerly Sugarloaf, Luzerne county, warranted in the name of John Kunkle, containing 410 acres. James Growen and others were afterwards joined as co-defendants. The Company claimed title under a sale for the taxes of 1821, 1822, and 1823, made by the county treasurer on the 14th June, 1824, to Q-eorge H. Hautto. The assessment, at the time of the sale to Hautto, was of a tract of 410 acr,es, Kunkle John, Sugar-loaf ; deed…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court, filed was delivered by
Lowrie, J.
In 1820 a tract of land of 410 acres in the name *271of John Kunlde, was sold by the treasurer of Luzerne county for taxes, and bought by the commissioners for the use of the county. In 1824, a tract with an equivalent description was sold by the same officer for subsequent taxes, and bought by George F. A. Hautto. The original owner had until 1825 to redeem against the first sale, and until 1826 to redeem against the second; but he did nothing in the matter until 1830, when he redeemed against the first sale.
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