M'Kee v. Lamberton
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
THE heirs at law of James M’Kee and Eleanor M’Kee, deceased, against John Lamberton and David M’Clelland. Writ of Error to the District Court of Venango county. Archibald M’Call against Alexander Larimer’s heirs at law. Writ of error to the Special Court of Butler county; and Benjamin Chew against Robert Young. Writ of Error to the Common Pleas of Butler county. Each of these cases presented the same question.
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THE heirs at law of James M’Kee and Eleanor M’Kee, deceased, against John Lamberton and David M’Clelland. Writ of Error to the District Court of Venango county. Archibald M’Call against Alexander Larimer’s heirs at law. Writ of error to the Special Court of Butler county; and Benjamin Chew against Robert Young. Writ of Error to the Common Pleas of Butler county. Each of these cases presented the same question. The legal title was in the plaintiff, and the defendant in each case claimed under a treasurer’s sale of the land as unseated for the payment of taxes, made under the Act of 1815. Upon…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Sergeant, J.
When the case of Miller v. Keene, (5 Watts 350), came under the consideration of this court, it was not necessary to go beyond the particular circumstances of the case, which was that of a purchaser of seated land, sold for taxes, who knew when he purchased, that the land was seated at the time of the assessment and sale. That principle might rule the present cause as far as respects Lamberton; but as to M’Clelland, a sub-purchaser from him four years afterwards, the application of the principle would lead to the consideration how far he is…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Coney v. OwenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1837
- Miller v. KeeneSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1836
- Robinson v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1837
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- Alexander v. ShalalaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1910
- Larimer v. M'CallSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1842
- McClelland v. HoganSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1845
- Milliken v. BenedictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1848