Provident Life & Trust Co. v. Fiss
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 272, Jan. T., 1891, by-defendant, from order of C. P. No. 4, Phila. Co., Sept. T., 1890, No. 148, entering judgment for want of a sufficient affidavit of defence. Assumpsit by the Provident Life and Trust Co., executor and trustee of James T. Lukens, deceased, against Peter Fiss, covenantor, and Gustavus C. Seidel, terre tenant, on a ground-rent deed.
Read the full summary
Appeal, No. 272, Jan. T., 1891, by-defendant, from order of C. P. No. 4, Phila. Co., Sept. T., 1890, No. 148, entering judgment for want of a sufficient affidavit of defence. Assumpsit by the Provident Life and Trust Co., executor and trustee of James T. Lukens, deceased, against Peter Fiss, covenantor, and Gustavus C. Seidel, terre tenant, on a ground-rent deed. The facts appear in the following opinion, by Thayer P. J. “ This action is brought for the recovery of arrears of ground rent accruing out of a lot of ground on the north side of Callowhill street, 124 feet west of Kunckel street,…
1Opinion of the Court
Pek Cttkiam,
There is no wheat in this straw. It is all threshed out. This sufficiently appears by the opinion of the learned judge below. The judgment is affirmed for the reasons given by him.
2Cited by4 opinions
- Lowry v. Atlantic Coal Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1922
- Wesco v. KernOregon Supreme Court · 1900
- Leibert v. HeitzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1899
- Monongahela River Consolidated Coal & Coke Co. v. HinesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1916