Barton v. Wells
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
IN ERROR. Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Pike County. On the return of the record it appeared that James Barton, and Sarah his wife, brought an action of ejectment against Nathan Wells, to recover a tract or piece of land situate in Upper Smith-field township, in the said county of Pike, containing ten acres, or thereabouts.
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IN ERROR. Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Pike County. On the return of the record it appeared that James Barton, and Sarah his wife, brought an action of ejectment against Nathan Wells, to recover a tract or piece of land situate in Upper Smith-field township, in the said county of Pike, containing ten acres, or thereabouts. The cause was tried before Scott, (President) when various deeds, records, and papers were given in evidence on the part of the plaintiff and defendant respectively. The contents, however, of these documents were not stated in the bill of exceptions; nor were they,…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Hustost, J.
It being a rule of this Court not to reverse, unless for error apparent on the record, we can do no other than affirm the judgment in this case; not exactly because we see that every thing was right, but because we have nothing before us to show that any thing is wrong. The case has been in this Court many years; and 'different counsel have succeeded each other in the management of it. At this term a hearing and decision was asked. The paper book contains a reference to deeds, suits and agreements, not a few — to judgments, levaris and…
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