Woodburn v. Farmers' & Mechanics' Bank
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
ERROR to the Common Pleas of Cumberland county. The Farmers’ and Mechanics’ Bank against William Barbour and John M. Woodburn. This was an action of ejectment for 20 acres of land called the Boring-Mill tract. The plaintiffs gave in evidence a warrant to George Ege, of the 28th October 1828, for 30 acres, calling for interest from 1st July 1803, and proved that he and those claiming under him had possession of the land from that time.
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ERROR to the Common Pleas of Cumberland county. The Farmers’ and Mechanics’ Bank against William Barbour and John M. Woodburn. This was an action of ejectment for 20 acres of land called the Boring-Mill tract. The plaintiffs gave in evidence a warrant to George Ege, of the 28th October 1828, for 30 acres, calling for interest from 1st July 1803, and proved that he and those claiming under him had possession of the land from that time. George Ege was the owner of Mount Holly IronWorks estate, of which the land in dispute adjoined and formed a part, as the plaintiffs alleged. They then gave in…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Rogers, J.
Ejectment to recover about 20 acres of land, part of a large tract. The plaintiff claims title under a judgment rendered against George Ege, sold as his property by the sheriff of Cumberland county, and by him conveyed to the plaintiff. The recovery is resisted for several reasons, the principal of which are, that the land in controversy was not included in the levy, in pursuance of which the sale was made; that the tract was unseated, as such sold for payment of taxes, and that John M. Woodburn, one of the defendants, was the purchaser. On…
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