McCrossan v. Reilly
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 165, April T., 1907, by defendant, from judgment C. P. No. 2, Allegheny Co., Oct. T., 1898, No. 861, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Mary A. Mc-Crossan v. P. J. Reilly. Trespass for the wrongful taking of personal property. Before Shaper, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. The court charged in part .as follows : In the summer of 1898, Joseph Shaffer was in possession of a farm called the Thon farm, in Penn township in this county.
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Appeal, No. 165, April T., 1907, by defendant, from judgment C. P. No. 2, Allegheny Co., Oct. T., 1898, No. 861, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Mary A. Mc-Crossan v. P. J. Reilly. Trespass for the wrongful taking of personal property. Before Shaper, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. The court charged in part .as follows : In the summer of 1898, Joseph Shaffer was in possession of a farm called the Thon farm, in Penn township in this county. It seems that Mr. Thon, the owner of the farm, had leased it to a man by the name of Habbeger; that Habbeger had been…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Morrison, J.,
This is an action of trespass, and a verdict and judgment thereon having gone against the defendant he appealed. The facts of the case are somewhat complicated, and, at the risk of being tedious, we will endeavor to state the material facts in this opinion.
Charles Thon was the owner of a certain dairy farm in Penn township, Allegheny county, and on February 18, 1895, he leased this farm to one John Habbegger for the term of seven years. This lease was in writing. Afterwards, by sheriff’s sale, said lease became vested in H. F. Doris, who stocked the farm and rented and…
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