Derr v. Ackerman
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 439, Jan. T., 1896, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Lancaster Co., May T., 1895, No. Ill, on verdict for defendants. Transcript of proceedings before a justice of the peace to recover tbe possession of real estate bought by the plaintiff at sheriff’s sale. Before Livingston, P. J. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court.
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Appeal, No. 439, Jan. T., 1896, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Lancaster Co., May T., 1895, No. Ill, on verdict for defendants. Transcript of proceedings before a justice of the peace to recover tbe possession of real estate bought by the plaintiff at sheriff’s sale. Before Livingston, P. J. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. The court charged in part as follows : [But, in this case, tire owners of the fee, or three of them (for there are six here, as I understand it), claim to own this life estate of this defendant here. They allege that, at the time of the entry of…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice McCollum,
In 1892 Simon Ackerman resided upon and had an estate by the curtesy in the land in question. He was then indebted to *595Catherine Derr in the sum of $1,400 for which judgment was entered against him on the 25th of April, 1892. On this judgment his estate in the land was sold to John H. Derr, who, having received from the sheriff a deed of it, instituted proceedings to obtain possession. The defendants, claiming that there was a parol sale of the estate to them prior to the entry of the Derr judgment, were allowed to intervene for the protection of their interests…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Hart v. CarrollSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1877
- Ackerman v. FisherSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1868
- Parker v. WellsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1841
- Gangwer v. FrySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1851
3Cited by6 opinions
- Wright v. NultonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1908
- Sorber v. MastersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1919
- Kurland v. StolkerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- King v. KingSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1922
- Derr v. AckermanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1900
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