Watson v. Jones
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Warren county: Of May Term 1877, No. 36. Trespass for cutting and carrying away timber and timber trees, brought by W. E. Jones and others, against Lewis E. Watson and others. The plaintiffs claimed title to warrant tract No. 4822, and defendants to tract No. 4824. No. 4824 lies immediately north of and adjoining 4822. The lands are east of the Allegheny river, and situate in Limestone township, Warren county.
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Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Warren county: Of May Term 1877, No. 36. Trespass for cutting and carrying away timber and timber trees, brought by W. E. Jones and others, against Lewis E. Watson and others. The plaintiffs claimed title to warrant tract No. 4822, and defendants to tract No. 4824. No. 4824 lies immediately north of and adjoining 4822. The lands are east of the Allegheny river, and situate in Limestone township, Warren county. The parties claimed title to their respective tracts from the Holland Land Company. January 30th 1†94, a large number of warrants, including 4822…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gordon
delivered the opinion of the court, October 1st 1877.'
The treasurer’s deed, for tract No. 768, to the commissioners of Warren county, having been lost, its delivery and contents were properly proved by the books found in the custody of the proper officers. In the case of Halsey v. Blood, 5 Casey 319, the minute of acknowledgment, made by the prothonotary, -was held to be competent for such purpose, but this evidence would certainly not be superior to that furnished by the records kept by the officers who made the sale. It is urged, however, that the treasurer’s sale-book offered was not…
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