Haggerty v. Haggerty
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 43, April T., 1910, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Lawrence Co., June T., 1906, No. 43, on verdict for plaintiffs in case of Robert Haggerty, by Samuel M. Haggerty, his committee, v. J. R. Haggerty et al. Ejectment for land in Little Beaver township. Before William E. Porter, P. J. Verdict and judgment for plaintiffs. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned were (1-33) various instructions and rulings on evidence.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Morrison, J.,
This action in ejectment, wherein the plaintiff recovered a verdict and final judgment for about nine acres of ordinary farming land is rather remarkable. The land is only worth a few hundred dollars, but at the trial of this family dispute a record was made up which covers 330 closely printed pages of appellant’s paper-book. Appellant’s counsel presented twenty-two written points covering twelve printed pages and he also filed thirty-two assignments of error covering thirty-two printed pages and his argument covered thirty-one additional pages. The charge of the court…
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