Legal Opinion

Currens v. Blocher

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 10, 1902No. Appeal, No. 22PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Appeal, No. 22, March T., 1902, by defendant, from order of O. P. Adams Co., April T., 1901, No. 470, setting aside sheriff’s sale of real estate in case of Eliza Currens v. F. D. Blocher and F. W. Morrison, Sheriff. Exceptions to sheriff’s, sale of real estate. Before SWOPE, P. J. The facts appear by the opinion of the Superior Court. Error assigned was the order of the court.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

W. D. Porter, J.,

The court below set aside a sheriff’s sale of real estate, upon the ground that the provisions of the 63d section of the Act of June 16, 1836, P. L. 772, as amended by the Act of July 2, 1895, P. L. 420, requiring that notice of every such sale shall be given by advertisement in two newspapers, “ once a week during three successive weeks previous to such sale,” had not been complied with. A purchaser and the sheriff now appeal from that order. The advertisement had been published in the Gettysburg Compiler in the issues of March 5, 12. and 19, each of said days…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Ronkendorff v. Taylor's LesseeSupreme Court of the United States · 1830
  2. Hollister ex rel. Egbert v. VanderlinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1895
  3. McKee ex rel. Boyd v. KerrSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1899
  4. In re the Division of North Whitehall TownshipSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1864
  5. Stœver's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1842

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Eck v. Williamsport School DistrictSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
  2. Stassi v. Ransom Township Zoning Hearing Board, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Lackawanna County2001
  3. Advertisements for Bids by School Board, Pennsylvania Department of Justice1930
  4. Eck v. Williamsport School DistrictLycoming County Court of Quarter Sessions · 1961

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