McGill v. Ash
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Iir error from the District Court of Philadelphia. March 9. — Ash brought trespass quare clausum fregit against' McGill, his co-tenant, Smith, the tenant in possession under McGill, and Albright. In the count on which the verdict was entered, he declared generally for an expulsion from his house.' It appeared on the trial before Jones, P. J., that Ash having recovered one-fifth of the house, in ejectment against McGill, had been put into possession by the sheriff.
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Iir error from the District Court of Philadelphia. March 9. — Ash brought trespass quare clausum fregit against' McGill, his co-tenant, Smith, the tenant in possession under McGill, and Albright. In the count on which the verdict was entered, he declared generally for an expulsion from his house.' It appeared on the trial before Jones, P. J., that Ash having recovered one-fifth of the house, in ejectment against McGill, had been put into possession by the sheriff. A few days afterwards,- he brought his goods there, when he and his goods were violently turned out by Smith, the tenant, and…
1Opinion of the CourtCoulter, J.
This is ah action of trespass quare clausum fregit, instituted by Ash against McGill and nine others, for breaking and entering the dwelling-house of the plaintiff, and expelling him from the possession. The defendants took five bills of exception to evidence offered by the plaintiff, and admitted by the court, which do not require a separate consideration. They relate and embrace the same kind of evidence proposed to be given by different persons, to wit, the admissions of McGill, one of the defendants, who was not present at the time of the alleged trespass, that he had authorized, and…
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