Wilmington Steamship Co. v. Haas
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 132, July T., 1891, by plaintiff, from judgment of O. P. Delaware Co., Sept. T., 1890, No. 118, for defendant, Levi Haas et al., setting aside proceedings begun by plaintiff before two magistrates to recover possession of demised premises.
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Appeal, No. 132, July T., 1891, by plaintiff, from judgment of O. P. Delaware Co., Sept. T., 1890, No. 118, for defendant, Levi Haas et al., setting aside proceedings begun by plaintiff before two magistrates to recover possession of demised premises. Certiorari to judgment of alderman of the city of Chester and city recorder on proceedings to obtain possession of demised premises, under the act of March 21, 1772. Judgment having been obtained against defendant and a writ of restitution awarded, the sheriff returned that he had put plaintiff in possession. Defendant issued certiorari and…
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Opinion by
Mb. Justice Stebbett,
This was a landlord and tenant proceeding, before two magistrates under the act of March 21, 1772, to obtain possession of certain demised premises. It resulted in a judgment in favor of the plaintiff company, writ of restitution, etc. On certiorari from the common pleas, the proceedings were set aside and the judgment of the magistrates reversed on the ground, as stated by the court, that the lease, under which defendants were in possession, depended on a contingency and therefore the act of 1772 does not apply. The record is now before us on certiorari from…
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