Rancel v. Creswell
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Common Pleas of Chester county. In the court below, this was an action of covenant, by Samuel M. Creswell against Robert Rancel, wherein the parties stated the following case for the opinion of the court, to be considered in the nature of a special verdict.
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Error to the Common Pleas of Chester county. In the court below, this was an action of covenant, by Samuel M. Creswell against Robert Rancel, wherein the parties stated the following case for the opinion of the court, to be considered in the nature of a special verdict. “ James Ross Creswell, late of the township of West Nantmeal, in the county of Chester, deceased, being seised in his demesne as of fee, of the plantation and tract of land hereinafter mentioned, by his last will and testament, dated the 25th day of April 1837, and proved the 8th day of August 1837, among other things, devised…
1Per curiam
— There is no difficulty in Creswell’s title. It was devised to him for life, with remainder to his issue, and this plainly gives him an estate tail. He has barred the entail according to law, and thus converted his estate into a fee simple, and the purchaser of it shows no valid objection to the complete execution of his contract. The authorities on this subject are so well presented by the defendant in error, that we are saved from repeating them.
Judgment affirmed.
2Cited by2 opinions
- Armstrong v. MichenerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1894
- Clark Estate, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County1976