Bell v. Caldwell
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Juniata county: Of January Term, 1884, No. 484. This was an action .of ejectment by Israel C. Caldwell against Joseph Bell and Thomas Murphy to recover a tract of land in Juniata county. Plea, not guilty.
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Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Juniata county: Of January Term, 1884, No. 484. This was an action .of ejectment by Israel C. Caldwell against Joseph Bell and Thomas Murphy to recover a tract of land in Juniata county. Plea, not guilty. On the trial before Barnett, P. J., the plaintiff suffered a non-suit to be entered as against the defendant Thomas Murphy, and proceeded against Joseph Bell in whom title was admitted prior to February, 1858. Plaintiff’s title consisted of the record of a judgment obtained by the plaintiff against Joseph Bell to No. 8 April Term, 1867; revived to No. 36…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Clakk
This ejectment was brought 10th February 1882, by Israel C. Caldwell against Joseph Bell and Thomas Murphy. On the 6th September 1883, a nonsuit was entered as to Thomas Murphy and on the 18th of the same month, W. Patterson *48Bell presented his petition, for leave to defend; bis application was refused, and the refusal is assigned for error. The petitioner put his application upon the ground that he was in possession of the premises, at the institution of the suit, as the tenant of Thomas Murphy; that on the 31st of August preceding his application, by a conveyance of the title from Thomas…
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