Drum v. Lessee of Simpson
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
INEKkON, T1 was an ejectment commence.': ■ tu. .jwuhluv 'Ipm11805^, m the -** Common Pleas of Northumberland, ■<•«■ a house and lot in the town of Selin's Grove, the title to which u was agreed at one timeiin a certain George Glass. Glass made a parol sale of the premises to Adam Speck, who in the year 1796, made a like sale to Charles Drum the defendant.
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INEKkON, T1 was an ejectment commence.': ■ tu. .jwuhluv 'Ipm11805^, m the -** Common Pleas of Northumberland, ■<•«■ a house and lot in the town of Selin's Grove, the title to which u was agreed at one timeiin a certain George Glass. Glass made a parol sale of the premises to Adam Speck, who in the year 1796, made a like sale to Charles Drum the defendant. On *st ¥uty 1799, Glass by order of Drum, and in consideration of 20 dollars, conveyed to Simon Snyder, who on the 13 th November 1804, in consideration of one dollar, conveyec^to ^essor °f the plaintiff in trust for Anthony Charles Selin…
1Opinion of the Court
Tilghman C. J.
After stating the facts, delivered his opinion as follows.
-The first point for our consideration is, whether the copy of fhe bond offered by the plaintiff was evidence. If the original bond would have been evidence, the copy was so, because the original was traced 'to the hands of the defendant who had notice to produce it. It is said indeed that the original would not have been evidence, because it was cancelled; but that is no reason why it should not go in evidence, because it might be a question how it came to be cancelled. Possibly Drum got hold' of it, and cancelled it…
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