Peirce v. Peirce
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 858, Jan. T., 1900, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Chester Co., Jan. T., 1899, No. 4, on verdict for defendant in case of Cidney Y. Peirce, Executrix and Trustee of Joshua N. Peirce, Deceased, v. Isabella E. Peirce. Assumpsit for use and occupation of a house.
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Appeal, No. 858, Jan. T., 1900, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Chester Co., Jan. T., 1899, No. 4, on verdict for defendant in case of Cidney Y. Peirce, Executrix and Trustee of Joshua N. Peirce, Deceased, v. Isabella E. Peirce. Assumpsit for use and occupation of a house. Before Hemp-hill, P. J. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court, and by the charge of the court below which was as follows: This case, as I view it, resolves itself into the determination of the single question of what was the fair rental value of the property occupied by Mrs. Peirce from April 1, 1893,…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Me. Justice Mesteezat,
This action was brought to recover for the use and occupation of a dwelling house in the borough of West Chester. The plaintiff claims of the defendant the sum of $1,650, being for the period of five years and six months, from April 1, 1893 to October 1, 1898, at the rate of $300 per year.
Joshua N. Peirce died on April 11, 1892, seized of a large amount of real estate in West Chester borough, consisting of a number of houses and lots, and among them the house and lot for which the rent in this suit is claimed. He left surviving *12him a widow, Isabella E. Peirce,…
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