Mead v. Conroe
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Warren county: Of January Term 1885, No. 66. This was an action of ejectment brought by James P. Con-roe against Darius Mead for six different tracts of land in Warren county. Plea, not guilty. The case was tried before Williams, P. J., of the Fourth Judicial District. The defendant claimed title to the lands described in the writ, by virtue of a purchase by him at a sheriff’s sale of the lands as the property of David Crull.
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Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Warren county: Of January Term 1885, No. 66. This was an action of ejectment brought by James P. Con-roe against Darius Mead for six different tracts of land in Warren county. Plea, not guilty. The case was tried before Williams, P. J., of the Fourth Judicial District. The defendant claimed title to the lands described in the writ, by virtue of a purchase by him at a sheriff’s sale of the lands as the property of David Crull. The plaintiff claimed title to the same lands under a purchase by him at a subsequent sheriff’s sale on a writ in his own favor…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gbetcn
lu this case it was clearly proved and not at all contradicted that Mead purchased the judgments of prior lien creditors,, which were transferred to him for a full consideration, being the whole amount due on each judgment, part of which he paid at the time, and the remainder subsequently. As this purchase was not made until the day fixed for the sale of the real estate, and there was no proof of a previous agreement with Crull, that he, Mead, should make the purchase, there is absolutely no evidence that it was done in pursuance of a preconcerted design and agreement with Crull, or with any…
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