Vaughen v. Haldeman
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Common Pleas of Lancaster county. This was a case stated, between Joshua Vaughen and Peter Haldeman, in the nature of a special verdict, with the right to sue out a writ of error; in which the following facts were stated for the opinion of the court:— In 1846, Peter Haldeman purchased a large brick dwelling-house and lot of ground, in Second street, in the borough of Columbia, and moved into it and occupied it with his family until the 20th April 1856. In July…
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Error to the Common Pleas of Lancaster county. This was a case stated, between Joshua Vaughen and Peter Haldeman, in the nature of a special verdict, with the right to sue out a writ of error; in which the following facts were stated for the opinion of the court:— In 1846, Peter Haldeman purchased a large brick dwelling-house and lot of ground, in Second street, in the borough of Columbia, and moved into it and occupied it with his family until the 20th April 1856. In July 1853, for the more comfortable enjoyment of the property, and lighting the premises, he caused gas-pipes to be introduced…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Read, J.
Lamps, chandeliers, candlesticks, candelabra, sconces, and the various contrivances for lighting houses, by means of candles, oil, or other fluids, have never been considered as fixtures, and as forming a part of the freehold. There is no trace of a contrary doctrine in the English decisions, nor does it appear that the ordinary apparatus for lighting has ever been classed among fixtures.
This is still the law; but it is supposed that the introduction of carburetted hydrogen gas may have changed the character of the apparatus, because it must be…
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