Moncure v. Hanson
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
This case came up from the Nisi Prius, Philadelphia. It was an action of ejectment by Henry W. Moncure against William R. Hanson, brought to March term 1846, to recover possession of a lot of ground on the north side of Chestnut street, Philadelphia.
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This case came up from the Nisi Prius, Philadelphia. It was an action of ejectment by Henry W. Moncure against William R. Hanson, brought to March term 1846, to recover possession of a lot of ground on the north side of Chestnut street, Philadelphia. Plaintiff showed title and possession in Isaac Phillips, one of the firm of R. & I. Phillips, and that on the 22d day of January, 1838, a judgment was obtained by the Farmers’ Bank of Yirginia vs. R. & I. Phillips, on a debt incurred in February 1831. This judgment was subsequently marked to the use of John H. Eustace, the drawer of the bill of…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Bell, J.
After a long course of litigation in various forms, at law and in equity, it is settled that the assignment of'June 22,1837, solely considered, is invalid as against the contesting creditors of the assignors, with notice to the parties to be affected. Conceding this, the defendant, nevertheless, insists that his title, derived under that deed, has been confirmed by the acts and declarations of the trustees in insolvency, appointed under the respective petitions of Phillips and Moss; and if not, he avers a subsisting outstanding estate residing…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Englebert v. BlanjotSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1837
- Power v. HollmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1834
- Ankrim v. WoodwardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1834
- Ruby v. GlennSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1836
- Engelbert v. Blanjot, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County1836