Brolaskey v. McClain
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the District Court of Philadelphia: No. 233, to January Term, 1869. This case was an action of ejectment, brought June 24th 1867, by Simon Brolaskey against Joseph McClain, for a lot of 20 feet in front on the south side of High street, Philadelphia, beginning at the distance of 79 feet east from the eastern side of Twentieth street (formerly Schuylkill Third street), and 176 feet deep; also for a lot on Barker street, directly on the rear of the Market street lot,…
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Error to the District Court of Philadelphia: No. 233, to January Term, 1869. This case was an action of ejectment, brought June 24th 1867, by Simon Brolaskey against Joseph McClain, for a lot of 20 feet in front on the south side of High street, Philadelphia, beginning at the distance of 79 feet east from the eastern side of Twentieth street (formerly Schuylkill Third street), and 176 feet deep; also for a lot on Barker street, directly on the rear of the Market street lot, of the same width, and 105 feet deep. Barker street is 25 feet wide. The draft on the next page will exhibit the…
1Opinion of the Court
*160The opinion of the court was delivered, May 14th 1869, by
Williams, J.
This was an ejectment for a lot of ground in the city of Philadelphia, on the south side of Market, formerly High street, commencing at the distance of 79 feet from the east side of Schuylkill Third, and running eastward along Market street 20 feet, and extending in depth 306 feet to the Chestnut street lots. It is intersected by a court 25 feet wide, now called Barker street, which divides the property into two lots — the one fronting on Market street being 176 feet deep, and the other fronting on Barker street being 105…
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