Dougherty v. Jack
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
ERROR to the common pleas of Alleghany county. The facts of this case and the questions of law determined, are very clearly stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Rogers, J.
This was an action of ejectment to recover the possession of fifty acres of land. The plaintiff gave in evidence an article of agreement between John Dougherty, under whom both parties claim title, and James Wilson, dated the 2d of October 1829, by which Dougherty agrees, for the consideration therein mentioned, to convey the land in dispute to James Wilson. Wilson assigns the article to Jack on the 11th of January 1830; and John Dougherty, on the same day, for the consideration of 1 dollar, conveys the property to Jack.
The defendant alleges…
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