Pearce v. Wilson
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Butler Bounty: Of October and November Term, 1885, No. 109. This was an action of ejectment brought to September Term, 1882, by Mary A. and Jane Wilson against Alfred Pearce and Sarah J., his wife, to recover certain land situated in the borough of Harmony, Butler County.
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Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Butler Bounty: Of October and November Term, 1885, No. 109. This was an action of ejectment brought to September Term, 1882, by Mary A. and Jane Wilson against Alfred Pearce and Sarah J., his wife, to recover certain land situated in the borough of Harmony, Butler County. On the trial, the plaintiffs after showing title to the land.in question in Sarah J. Pearce, one of the defendants, gave in evidence a deed dated January 28th, 1878, for the same given by Alfred Pearce and Sarah J. his wife, to Henry Geering, trustee, upon the following trusts: — That he…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sterrett
In January, 1878, the plaintiffs in error, Alfred Pearce and Sarah J., his wife, for the nominal consideration of one dollar, conveyed the premises in dispute to Henry Goehring upon the following trusts, to wit: “That he shall hold the same for the use of the Harmony Savings Bank, and upon the further trust that if Alfred Pearce aforesaid, or any one on his behalf, shall, within four years from the date thereof, pay to the Harmony Savings Bank, its legal successor or representatives, or to said Goehring as trustee thereof, the sum of $8,000 without interest, then the said Goehring, his heirs,…
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