Shollenberger v. Brinton
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Certificate from Nisi Prius. This was a bill by William Shollenberger against Mary M. Brinton. Mary M. Brinton conveyed a lot of ground in Philadelphia to John McDowell, Jr., reserving a yearly ground-rent of $>211.50, lawful silver money of the United States of America.
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Certificate from Nisi Prius. This was a bill by William Shollenberger against Mary M. Brinton. Mary M. Brinton conveyed a lot of ground in Philadelphia to John McDowell, Jr., reserving a yearly ground-rent of $>211.50, lawful silver money of the United States of America. The ground-rent deed contained also the proviso, “ That if the said John McDowell, Jr., his heirs or assigns, shall and do at any time hereafter pay or cause to be paid to the said Mary M. Brinton, her heirs or assigns, the sum of three thousand five hundred and twenty-five dollars, lawful money as aforesaid, and the…
1Opinion of the Court
John McDowell, Jr., subsequently conveyed the ground to William Shollenberger, the complainant, who, on the 28th day of January 1868, tendered to the said Mary M. Brinton $8525, in the legal tender notes of the United States (commonly called greenbacks), and a deed of release prepared at the cost of the complainant, and demanded that she execute the extinguishment of said ground-rent, which she declined to do.
The bill prayed that the said Mary M. Brinton be decreed specifically to perform the conditions in said deed, and that she be decreed to extinguish, release and for ever quit claim to…
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