Leslie v. Leonard
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 234, April T., 1899, by plaintiffs, from judgment of C. P. Lawrence Co., Sept. T., 1897, No. 72, on verdict for defendants. Opinion by W. W. Porter, J. Ejectment. Before Miller, P. J. It appears from 'the record that A. W. Leonard, one of the defendants, being owner in common of the premises in dispute, with his brothers and sisters, contracted with plaintiffs to make certain repairs upon the dwelling house located on the same.
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Appeal, No. 234, April T., 1899, by plaintiffs, from judgment of C. P. Lawrence Co., Sept. T., 1897, No. 72, on verdict for defendants. Opinion by W. W. Porter, J. Ejectment. Before Miller, P. J. It appears from 'the record that A. W. Leonard, one of the defendants, being owner in common of the premises in dispute, with his brothers and sisters, contracted with plaintiffs to make certain repairs upon the dwelling house located on the same. Plaintiffs filed a mechanic’s lien naming A. W. Leonard as contractor and owner on which a sci. fa. was issued and prosecuted to judgment. The premises…
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William W. Portee, J.,
The plaintiffs filed a mechanic’s lien against certain land naming A. W. Leonard (one of five tenants in common) as contractor and owner. Subsequently, they issued a scire facias and entered judgment against him. Upon this judgment, a levari facias was issued by virtue of which the land was sold by the sheriff and bought by the present plaintiffs, to whom a sheriff’s *551•deed was delivered. They now sue in ejectment claiming title to the land thus purchased. The interests of the four tenants in common (other than that of A. W. Leonard) were, pending the scire…
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