Erwin v. Myers
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Common Pleas of York county. This was an action of ejectment,- by Peter Erwin against Andrew Myers, to recover possession of a lot of ground and distillery, which had been sold by the plaintiff to the defendant, or' enforce the payment of the purchase-money. In September 1850, the title to the property in dispute was vested in John Hartman, who on that day conveyed it to Henry Imhoff and Jacob Myers.
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Error to the Common Pleas of York county. This was an action of ejectment,- by Peter Erwin against Andrew Myers, to recover possession of a lot of ground and distillery, which had been sold by the plaintiff to the defendant, or' enforce the payment of the purchase-money. In September 1850, the title to the property in dispute was vested in John Hartman, who on that day conveyed it to Henry Imhoff and Jacob Myers. On the 3d of August 1857, Jacob Myers, one of the firm of Imhoff & Myers, confessed a judgment in the Common Pleas of York county to John Eisher. Upon the application of Imhoff, the…
1Opinion of the Court
*104The opinion of the court was delivered, November 5 th 1863, by
Strong, J.
This was an action of ejectment brought by Peter Erwin against Andrew Myers, to recover the possession of a lot of ground which the plaintiff by articles of agreement had covenanted to sell and convey to the defendant for the sum of $3700. The legal effect of the articles was to bind the plaintiff to give to the defendant a good title to the whole of the premises. From the evidence given on the trial, it appears that neither when the articles of agreement were made, nor when this ejectment was brought, nor at any time…
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