Fisk v. Corey
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
APPEAL BY DEPENDANTS PROM THE COURT OP COMMON PLEAS OP LACKAWANNA COUNTY. January Term 1891, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 22. October Term 1887, C. P. On June 16,1887, E. Howell Fisk and John A. Fisk brought trespass against George W. Corey and Daniel A. Corey, to recover damages for an alleged breaking and entering of the plaintiffs’ close. The defendants pleaded not guilty.
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APPEAL BY DEPENDANTS PROM THE COURT OP COMMON PLEAS OP LACKAWANNA COUNTY. January Term 1891, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 22. October Term 1887, C. P. On June 16,1887, E. Howell Fisk and John A. Fisk brought trespass against George W. Corey and Daniel A. Corey, to recover damages for an alleged breaking and entering of the plaintiffs’ close. The defendants pleaded not guilty. At the trial, on December 6, 1889, the following facts were shown: On May 1,1815, by patent dated that day, the commonwealth granted to John Reed and James Gibson, executors, in trust for the heirs of George Clymer,…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion,
Me. Justice Claek:
In this action of trespass, the plaintiffs sought to establish title to the locus in quo under a treasurer’s deed for unseated lands. They exhibited in evidence a patent dated May 1,1815, from the commonwealth to John Reed and James Gibson, executors, in trust for the use of the heirs of George Clymer, deceased, and Samuel Meredith, for a tract of land in Abington township, Luzerne county, containing 433 acres and 37 perches, and allowance; surveyed in the warrantee name of Moses Starr. Also a patent, dated April 29, 1815, to the same parties, for a tract of land in…
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