Thompson v. Adams
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Centre county. ■ This was an action of ejectment, brought to April Term 1860, by David Adams against John Thompson and Samuel During, administrators, &e., of George B. Engles, deceased, H. Hester-line and D. C. Ammerman, for land known as the Allegheny Forge property. The ease was tried on the 22d of August 1866, at a special court; Hon. James H. Graham, president of the Ninth Judicial District, presiding.
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Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Centre county. ■ This was an action of ejectment, brought to April Term 1860, by David Adams against John Thompson and Samuel During, administrators, &e., of George B. Engles, deceased, H. Hester-line and D. C. Ammerman, for land known as the Allegheny Forge property. The ease was tried on the 22d of August 1866, at a special court; Hon. James H. Graham, president of the Ninth Judicial District, presiding. At the trial Lewis Jamison was admitted to-defend. The title to the land named in the writ was, on the 15th of May 1833, in John Plumb; he that day…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered, October 31st 1867, by
Agnew, J.
— This is an action of ejectment by Adams against the administrator of George B. Engles, deceased, and two others, probably tenants in possession. Adams gave in evidence a deed of voluntary assignment from Dr. John Plumb, and a deed from Hamilton Humes, trustee by appointment of the court under the assignment, to himself; and the two contracts of sale by himself to Dr. George B. Engles, dated April 1st 1839 and May 12th 1841, each for one-half of the property known as the Allegheny Eorge, and two tracts of land known as the…
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