Olwine v. Holman
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to tbe Common Pleas of Chester county. This was an action of ejectment by Maria R. Olwine v. William W. Holman, who had for his guardians George Baugh and H. Neff, to recover the undivided half part of lot No. 47, in the town of Bath, at Chester Springs, Chester county; and also the undivided half part of the one hundredth part of the Bath lot in said town, which lot contained 101 perches and fifty-nine hundredths.
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Error to tbe Common Pleas of Chester county. This was an action of ejectment by Maria R. Olwine v. William W. Holman, who had for his guardians George Baugh and H. Neff, to recover the undivided half part of lot No. 47, in the town of Bath, at Chester Springs, Chester county; and also the undivided half part of the one hundredth part of the Bath lot in said town, which lot contained 101 perches and fifty-nine hundredths. The plaintiff claimed under deed to her by Abraham Olwine, dated 18th February, 1852. The claim was under James Bones, who at one time owned a tract of 152 acres, on which…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Lewis, J.
The plaintiff in error exhibited on the trial below a complete paper title to the land in controversy. The defendant theis# relied on the statute of limitations. This ejectment was brought on the 23d February, 1852. The adverse possession must therefore go as far back as the 23d February, 1831. But how are the facts ? Both parties claim under James Bones. On the 28th November, 1814, James Bones conveyed the ground in dis*284pute to Jacob Nailor and James Dilworth. On the 14th April, 1831, James Bones conveyed to Anthony Olwine a farm of 152J…
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