Eyerman v. Detwiller
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Northampton County
No. 47 January Term 1890, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 28 August Term 1889, C. P. On July 18, 1889, John Eyerman brought an action against John J. Detwiller, John Knecht and Jesse Lines, for the partition of a lot of ground in Easton, whereon was erected a building known as the Able Opera House, the plaintiff declaring for the undivided one fourth of said property. On August 19, 1889, upon confession of the defendants, judgment quod partitio fiat was entered.
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No. 47 January Term 1890, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 28 August Term 1889, C. P. On July 18, 1889, John Eyerman brought an action against John J. Detwiller, John Knecht and Jesse Lines, for the partition of a lot of ground in Easton, whereon was erected a building known as the Able Opera House, the plaintiff declaring for the undivided one fourth of said property. On August 19, 1889, upon confession of the defendants, judgment quod partitio fiat was entered. Commissioners to make partition, agreed upon by the parties and appointed by the court, made return on September 2, 1889, that the…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion,
Mr. Justice Sterrett :
The subject of this action of partition is a lot, and building thereon, known as the Able Opera House, which was conveyed in fee by the Merchants’ Bank of Easton to John Detwiller, John Knecht, Jesse Lines, and John Eyerman, Sr., as tenants in common. In 1883, Eyerman died intestate and without issue, and his undivided one fourth interest in the property descended to his grandson and only heir at law, John Eyerman, the plaintiff. Commissioners appointed by the court found that the property could not be divided, and they appraised the same at $60,000. On return of…
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