Miller v. Cresson
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
THIS was an action of ejectment for 195 acres of land, brought originally in the Common Pleas of Schuylkill county by the defendants in error, John H. Cresson, James Cresson and Joseph Cresson, against the plaintiff in error, Anthony F. Miller, in which a verdict and judgment were rendered in favour of the plaintiffs below in the Common Pleas of Montgomery county, to which the cause had been removed.
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THIS was an action of ejectment for 195 acres of land, brought originally in the Common Pleas of Schuylkill county by the defendants in error, John H. Cresson, James Cresson and Joseph Cresson, against the plaintiff in error, Anthony F. Miller, in which a verdict and judgment were rendered in favour of the plaintiffs below in the Common Pleas of Montgomery county, to which the cause had been removed. The plaintiffs gave in evidence a warrant dated 4th August 1824 to John Schall for 120 acres of land adjoining land of John Spayd, Esq., land late the property of John Kerschner, deceased, Jacob…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Rogers, J.
The defendants in error, who were plaintiffs below, gave in evidence a warrant, dated the 4th of August 1824, to John Schall, for 120 acres of land, adjoining land of John Spayd Estp and others, and Levi Blew’s improvement. A survey, dated 9th September 1824, for 195 acres 75 perches, and allowance patent, to John Schall, dated 7th April 1825, adjoining Levi Blew’s improvement. Deed from John Schall and wife to plaintiffs, dated December 1828, and recorded’ 13th January 1829, with general warrant, adjoining Levi Blew’s improvement. Release…
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