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Sallada v. Mock

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 1, 1921No. Appeal, No. 448PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal, No. 448, Jan. T., 1921, by defendants, from judgment of O. P. Northumberland Co., Feb. T., 1919, No. 103, on verdict for plaintiffs, in case of Harry E. Sallada et al., executors of John J. Sallada, deceased, v. Addison Mock et al. Ejectment for a lot of land in the Second Ward of Shamokin. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict and judgment for plaintiffs. Defendants appealed.

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Appeal, No. 448, Jan. T., 1921, by defendants, from judgment of O. P. Northumberland Co., Feb. T., 1919, No. 103, on verdict for plaintiffs, in case of Harry E. Sallada et al., executors of John J. Sallada, deceased, v. Addison Mock et al. Ejectment for a lot of land in the Second Ward of Shamokin. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict and judgment for plaintiffs. Defendants appealed. Error assigned, among others, was order overruling defendant’s motion for judgment n. o. v., quoting the record.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Schaffer,

This is an action of ejectment for property in the Borough of Shamokin. Plaintiffs are devisees of John J. Sallada, defendants, heirs of Mary Ann Snyder. The jury found for plaintiffs and defendants have appealed.

Our view of the case eliminates from consideration a number of matters which have been urged upon us, and brings it within a much narrower scope than it assumed on the trial in the court below.

Both parties claim through Mary Ann Snyder, defendants as her heirs at law, plaintiffs as devisees of John J. Sallada, who acquired title from the Ashland Saving…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Johns v. JohnsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1914
  2. Irwin v. PatchenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1894
  3. Turner v. ReynoldsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1854
  4. James v. BreamSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1919
  5. O'Boyle v. KellySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1915

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Babcock Lumber Co. v. FaustSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1944
  2. Dunn v. MilanovichSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930
  3. Porter v. HayesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1928
  4. Sallada v. MockSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1923
  5. Munroe v. Mason ZaharidesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1924

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