Lancaster v. Dolan
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
This was an ejectment, brought in this court, for a moiety of certain messuages and stores on the east side of Water Street, between Market and’ Chesnut Streets, in the city of Philadelphia« It was tried at Nisi Prius in February, 1828, when, by consent, a verdict was entered for the plaintiff, for a moiety of the premises, subject to the opinion of the court, upon the whole evidence; the court to be at liberty to reduce the verdict to one-fourth of the premises, if they…
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This was an ejectment, brought in this court, for a moiety of certain messuages and stores on the east side of Water Street, between Market and’ Chesnut Streets, in the city of Philadelphia« It was tried at Nisi Prius in February, 1828, when, by consent, a verdict was entered for the plaintiff, for a moiety of the premises, subject to the opinion of the court, upon the whole evidence; the court to be at liberty to reduce the verdict to one-fourth of the premises, if they should think proper.. The plaintiff’s title was as follows:—;On the 16th oí March, 1820, Edward Rogers gave his bond to…
1Opinion of the Court
*244The opinion of the court was delivered by
Gibson, C. J'.
Tacy Prior, being seised of a moiety of the premises, executed a .conveyance to trustees, by which she limited a moiety of her moiety, to her mother, Mary Berrien, for life, and the residue, together with the remainder, after the death of Mrs. Berrien, to her own separate use for life: the remainder in fee to such person as she, by any writing in the nature of a will or instrument under her hand and seal, and executed in the presence of two credible witnesses, should designate and appoint; in default of such appointment, to her issue, if…
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