Smith v. M'Grew
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
ERROR to the District Court of Allegheny county. J. H. Smith against John M’Grew. This was an action of ejectment for a lot of ground in the borough of Allegheny. The plaintiff . claimed under a title derived from the treasurer upon a sale of the lot as unseated for taxes. The defendant held the original title. The only question in the cause was whether the lot was the subject of sale as unseated.
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ERROR to the District Court of Allegheny county. J. H. Smith against John M’Grew. This was an action of ejectment for a lot of ground in the borough of Allegheny. The plaintiff . claimed under a title derived from the treasurer upon a sale of the lot as unseated for taxes. The defendant held the original title. The only question in the cause was whether the lot was the subject of sale as unseated. The evidence was not brought up, and nothing more appears than is contained in the opinion of the court. The cause was argued by
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Huston, J.
— This was an ejectment for Lot No. 48, of 22 feet front on Lacock street, in the city of Allegheny, and in depth 120 feet to Centre alley. After some previous deduction of title, there was read a deed from Isabella M’Donald to William Tait, dated 14th of December 1834, and recorded on the same day. There was also a deed from Tait to John M’Grew, the defendant, acknowledged 1st of April 1836. On the 3d of December 1835, a warrant issued to the assessor of Allegheny borough, returnable in 30 days, but it does not appear when returned. On it…
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