Young v. Glendenning
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
ERROR to the common pleas of Mercer county. Robert Glendenning against John Young. Ejectment for one hundred acres of land. The title had been in the plaintiff, and the defendant alleged that he had made a parol gift of the land to him.
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ERROR to the common pleas of Mercer county. Robert Glendenning against John Young. Ejectment for one hundred acres of land. The title had been in the plaintiff, and the defendant alleged that he had made a parol gift of the land to him. Much evidence was given on the subject, but the only question of law raised in this court, was as to the opinion of the court thus expressed to the jury: “ if you are satisfied from the evidence, that the plaintiff made a parol gift of the land to Mrs Young, and possession was taken in pursuance of the gift, and valuable improve-merits made, and that Young has…
1Per curiam
The direction was, that compensation for improvements by perception of profits, may be a bar to specific performance of a gift. On that ground, the equitable title would always be defeasible, for a time must come, when compensation will be complete; and the right of the donee Avould depend on the time when he called for the conveyance. Nor would equity be bound to help him to it, though called for at the earliest period, as it would be sufficient to protect his possession, till satisfaction should be had from the land. But whatever room for objection to specific performance, there might…
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