Sutherland v. Ross
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
APPEAL BY PLAINTIFF FROM THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY. No. 146 January Term 1891, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 97 June Term 1889, C. P. On April 23, 1889, James Sutherland brought ejectment against William Ross, for a messuage and lot of ground in the borough of West Conshohocken, fronting 20 feet on Cedar street. Issue.
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APPEAL BY PLAINTIFF FROM THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY. No. 146 January Term 1891, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 97 June Term 1889, C. P. On April 23, 1889, James Sutherland brought ejectment against William Ross, for a messuage and lot of ground in the borough of West Conshohocken, fronting 20 feet on Cedar street. Issue. At the trial, on October 15, 1890, the plaintiff showed title by deed from William Davis, Sr., to Nicholas F. Dager, dated April 6, 1871, and deed from Nicholas F. Dager and Elizabeth his wife, to James Sutherland, the plaintiff, dated March 11, 1874. Having…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion,
Mr. Justice Clark:
The lot of ground in dispute is situated in West Conshohocken, in the county of Montgomery. It is one of two lots, Nos. 121 and 122, in a plot of lots laid out by one William Davis, Sr., conveyed by William Davis, Sr., to Nicholas E. Dager, by his deed dated April 6, 1871, and this is admitted to be the common source of title.
The plaintiff gave in evidence a deed from Nicholas E. Dager and Elizabeth, his wife, dated March 11, 1874, describing and conveying both said lots to James Sutherland; consideration, $1,350. The defendant thereupon gave in evidence the record…
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