Duren v. Kee

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Mr. Justice McGowan.

This was an action brought August 17, 1879, to recover the possession of 400 acres of land in Lancaster County. The plaintiff offered the following chain of title: 1. Grant with plat to Bryce Miller, June 2, 1794, for 299 acres. 2. Deed by Bryce Miller to Jane Robinson, December 1, 1795,-for 200 acres (Jane Robinson land). 3. Power of attorney by William Robinson, “son and only heir of Jane Robinson,” to Wylie R. Duren, March 25, 1858 (recorded June 25, 1858), and deed of William Robinson, son and heir of Jane, his mother, by his…