M'Ferran v. Powers
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
In Error. THIS was a bill of exceptions to the opinion of the Court, brought up by writ of error from the Common Pleas of Westmoreland county, where the case was as follows: The plaintiff M'-Ferran and others, brought their action of ejectment against the defendants, for a tract of land in Westmoreland county.
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In Error. THIS was a bill of exceptions to the opinion of the Court, brought up by writ of error from the Common Pleas of Westmoreland county, where the case was as follows: The plaintiff M'-Ferran and others, brought their action of ejectment against the defendants, for a tract of land in Westmoreland county. On the trial, the plaintiff gave in evidence a location, dated 3d April, 1769, in the name William, Finn ter, for 300 acres of land, and a survey and return of 284 acres pursuant thereto, by Alexander M1-Clean, deputy sur-' veyor, dated 6th June, 1770, in favour of Jonathan Smith, in…
1Opinion of the Court
Tilghman C. J.
Both plaintiff and deféhdant in this ejectment, claimed under a location, dated 3d April, 1769, in the name of William Hunter., on which a survey was made 6th June, 1770, by Alexander M'Clean, deputy surveyor.
The plaintiff proved that the surveying fees had been paid by a certain Jonathan'Smith, deceased, and then offered in-evidence a deed from the s'aid William Hiiriter, to the said Jonathan '-Smith, dated 27th May, 1772,'acknowledged by the grantor', 30th Novebiber, 1809, before John Dickey, an associate judgé of the' Court of Common Pleas of Bedford-Cóunty,"and recorded in…
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