Caldwell v. Walters
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
This was an action of ejectment brought by Jane M. Walters against James Caldwell and others, to recover one undivided sixth part of reserve tract No. 32, near the town of Erie, containing ninety-two acres of land. Daniel McDonnal owned reserve tract No. 42, who died intestate in the year 1813, leaving six children, one of whom was Jane M. Walters, who brought this ejectment to recover her share of said tract of land.
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This was an action of ejectment brought by Jane M. Walters against James Caldwell and others, to recover one undivided sixth part of reserve tract No. 32, near the town of Erie, containing ninety-two acres of land. Daniel McDonnal owned reserve tract No. 42, who died intestate in the year 1813, leaving six children, one of whom was Jane M. Walters, who brought this ejectment to recover her share of said tract of land. Jane, the plaintiff below, intermarried with one Charles S. Walters, and on the 14th day of April, 1829, the said Jane and Charles Walters gave bond with warrant of attorney to…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered, by
Chambers, J.
Jane M. Walters, the plaintiff below, claims' in this action her share as one of the heirs of a tract of land of which her father, Daniel McDonnal, died seised. The defendants, claiming under the same title, defend under a judgment entered against Charles S. Walters and. Jane M. Walters, his wife, in favor of Elizabeth Stewart. The declaration filed is on a bond, executed by the said Charles and Jane, his wife, dated 14th April, 1829, conditioned for the payment of $129, with a confession of judgment by attorney in pursuance of an alleged…
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