Houseman v. International Navigation Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 192, Jan. T., 1905, by-defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 3, Phila. Co., Sept. T., 1899, No. 59, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Samuel F. Houseman v. International Navigation Company. Ejectment for land in the fortieth ward of the city of Philadelphia. . Before von Moschzisker, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court.
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Appeal, No. 192, Jan. T., 1905, by-defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 3, Phila. Co., Sept. T., 1899, No. 59, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Samuel F. Houseman v. International Navigation Company. Ejectment for land in the fortieth ward of the city of Philadelphia. . Before von Moschzisker, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. Plaintiff presented the following points : 1. The warrant issued upon the application of Thomas K. Wallace, the survey and appraisement made in pursuance thereof and the patent of August 14, 1822, from the commonwealth to Wallace are prima…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Mestrezat,
By an act of assembly approved January 27, 1806, 4 Sm. L. 268, 1 Purd. 1194, the officers of the land office of the state were directed to issue a warrant for airy unappropriated island in the rivers Delaware, Ohio and Allegheny under certain conditions and limitations prescribed in the act. Upon application made for a warrant, the land office was required to appoint three disinterested reputable persons to estimate and value the land in such island. These appraisers were required before entering upon the performance of their duties to take an oath that they…
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