Rochester Trust Co. v. White
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 215, Oct. T., 1913, by Catherine White, from judgment of C. P. Allegheny Co., July T., 1911, No. 642, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Rochester Trust Company v. Catherine White, Lessor, and A. H. Edwards, Lessee. Ejectment for the recovery of lands in Allegheny County. Before Frazer, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court' states the facts; Verdict for plaintiff by direction of the court for the lands described in the writ and judgment thereon.
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Appeal, No. 215, Oct. T., 1913, by Catherine White, from judgment of C. P. Allegheny Co., July T., 1911, No. 642, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Rochester Trust Company v. Catherine White, Lessor, and A. H. Edwards, Lessee. Ejectment for the recovery of lands in Allegheny County. Before Frazer, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court' states the facts; Verdict for plaintiff by direction of the court for the lands described in the writ and judgment thereon. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned, among others, were answers to points, the refusal of the court to direct a verdict for defendant…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Brown,
The facts in this case are not in dispute. On August 9, 1901, the Fort Pitt National Bank purchased at sheriff’s sale the property over which this controversy has arisen. At the request of the bank the sheriff’s deed was made to Andrew W. Herron, who, at the time of the sale, was its cashier, but nothing appeared on the face of the deed — which was recorded September 4,1901 — to indicate that he had not purchased the property in his own right, or that he was not the absolute owner of it. On January 31, 1902, Herron executed and delivered to the bank a declaration…
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