Buck v. E.W. McArthur
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
— Ancient documents are admissible as good evidence: Jones et al. v. Scranton Coal Co., et al, 274 Pa. 312; McReynolds et al. v. Longenberger et al., 57 Pa. 13. A stranger to tbe title cannot attack the regularity of the proceedings in the collateral proceeding: Riland v. Eckert, 23 Pa. 215; Lair v. Hunsicker, 28 Pa. 115; Glass v. Gilbert, 58 Pa. 266; Wray v. Miller, 20 Pa. 111; Brolaskey v. McClain, 61 Pa. 146; Lee v. Parker, 5 Wharton 342; and Coxe v. Blanden, 1 W. 533.…
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— Ancient documents are admissible as good evidence: Jones et al. v. Scranton Coal Co., et al, 274 Pa. 312; McReynolds et al. v. Longenberger et al., 57 Pa. 13. A stranger to tbe title cannot attack the regularity of the proceedings in the collateral proceeding: Riland v. Eckert, 23 Pa. 215; Lair v. Hunsicker, 28 Pa. 115; Glass v. Gilbert, 58 Pa. 266; Wray v. Miller, 20 Pa. 111; Brolaskey v. McClain, 61 Pa. 146; Lee v. Parker, 5 Wharton 342; and Coxe v. Blanden, 1 W. 533. Commonwealth takes title in fee to such lands as it takes for perpetual use and permanent occupation in the construction…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Tjrexleb., J.,
The action was one in ejectment. The land in dispute has irregular boundaries and is oblong in shape and consists of about a third of an acre. During the time that the Erie Canal was in process of construction ¡and operation the waters of Conneaut Lake were raised about eleven feet in height, and the lake and the additional lands submerged by this rise of water were appropriated to public use and the title to said lands passed to the Erie Canal Company. Following the .abandonment of the Erie Canal its title to said land and water passed through sheriff’s sale and by…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Brolaskey v. McClainSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1870
- Glass v. GilbertSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1868
- Foust v. RossSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1841
- Coxe v. BlandenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1833
- Riland v. EckertSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1854
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3Cited by1 opinion
- DeWaele v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1947