Robinson v. Myers
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny county: Of October and November Term 1869. This was an action of ejectment by William Robinson, Jr., against Joseph Myers for lot No. 270 -in the plaintiff’s extension of Allegheny City, called “Buena Vista.” The writ was issued July 20th 1867. The plaintiff having died after the commencement of the suit, John D. Robinson and others, his heirs and devisees were, on the 16th of April 1869, substituted as plaintiffs.
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Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny county: Of October and November Term 1869. This was an action of ejectment by William Robinson, Jr., against Joseph Myers for lot No. 270 -in the plaintiff’s extension of Allegheny City, called “Buena Vista.” The writ was issued July 20th 1867. The plaintiff having died after the commencement of the suit, John D. Robinson and others, his heirs and devisees were, on the 16th of April 1869, substituted as plaintiffs. The lot in controversy was part of a large tract granted by the Commonwealth to James Robinson, which descended to the plaintiff in…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered,
by Williams, J.
The first question presented by this record arises on the admission in evidence of the deeds to Morgan and Maholm, under which the defendant claims title to the lot in controversy.
When first offered, they were rejected on account of material alterations not noted in the attestation clause, which were apparent on their face. The subscribing witness was then called to account for the alterations, and instead of showing that the interlineation in the deed to Morgan was made before its execution and delivery, his testimony tended to prove that…
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