Clark v. Clark
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 165, Oct. T., 1915, by plaintiff, from order of C. P. Westmoreland Co., May T., 1913, No. 493, refusing rule to show cause why defendants should not bring an action of ejectment, in case of Mary Ellen Clark v. James M. Clark, Samuel T. Clark, Philip Floyd Clark, .Myrtle Clark, Paul Clark, Lottie S. McDonald, Charlie Swartz, L. L. Swartz, and J. S. Swartz.
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Appeal, No. 165, Oct. T., 1915, by plaintiff, from order of C. P. Westmoreland Co., May T., 1913, No. 493, refusing rule to show cause why defendants should not bring an action of ejectment, in case of Mary Ellen Clark v. James M. Clark, Samuel T. Clark, Philip Floyd Clark, .Myrtle Clark, Paul Clark, Lottie S. McDonald, Charlie Swartz, L. L. Swartz, and J. S. Swartz. Petition under the Act of April 16, 1903,- P. L. 212, for rule to show cause why defendant should not bring ejectment for real estate in the possession of petitioner. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. The court…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Mosoi-izisker,
In substance, the plaintiff states the questions involved thus: (a) On a rule to bring an action of ejectment, under the provisions of a statute entitled “An Act to settle title to real estate,” where the petitioner claims to be the sole and absolute OAvner of the property in controversy, and that she holds exclusive possession, does an'answer admitting her possession, which does not deny that she claims to be the owner nor any other of the statutory jurisdictional facts averred in the petition, but wherein the respondents claim to be the owners in fee of…
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