Lenhart v. Ream
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Somerset county: No. 42, to May Term 1873. This was an action of ejectment brought November 30th 1868, by Jacob Ream against A. J. Lenhart, Huldah Lenhart, John Brooks and Philip Phillippi, for one undivided ninth part of 377 acres of land in Somerset county. The land was originally owned by John Ream, who in 1829 conveyed it to nine grandchildren, of whom the plaintiff was one.
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Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Somerset county: No. 42, to May Term 1873. This was an action of ejectment brought November 30th 1868, by Jacob Ream against A. J. Lenhart, Huldah Lenhart, John Brooks and Philip Phillippi, for one undivided ninth part of 377 acres of land in Somerset county. The land was originally owned by John Ream, who in 1829 conveyed it to nine grandchildren, of whom the plaintiff was one. The plaintiff on the trial- before Hall, P. J., September 15th 1871, gave evidence by Samuel W. Ream the father that the plaintiff was born December 20th 1827, that plaintiff had…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered, July 2d 1873, by
Agneav, J. —
The court below erred in taking this case from the a. There was evidence of actual possession on part of the deants of more than twenty-one years under color of title. This ought to have gone to the jury, Avith a proper instruction. Jacob Ream’s deed to his brothers Otho and Henry bears date the 20th of February 1846, and AYas recorded August 31st 1846. Shortly aftenvards, and before he Ayas of age, he left the state and went to Illinois, returning only temporarily once or tAvice. The title of Otho and Henry Ream vested…
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