Legal Opinion
Barber v. Pittsburgh, Ft. W. & C. Ry. Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western Pennsylvania
Decided August 2, 1895No. 10PublishedCited by 1 opinion
This was a suit in ejectment brought by Barber and others against the Pittsburgh, Ft. Wayne & Chicago Railway Company and others to recover possession of certain lots in the city of Pittsburgh, Pa.
1Opinion of the Court
ACHESON, Circuit Judge.
The parties to this suit respectively claim title to the land in controversy under the following provisions of the will of James S. Stevenson, deceased:
“I, James'S. Stevenson, of the city of Pittsburgh, in the state of Pennsylvania, aged fifty years on the 12th day of January, 1831, reflecting on the certainty of death, and desirous of making a distribution of my property in the event of my decease, do hereby declare this writing to be my last will and testament, made this twelfth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-one.
“I give and…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Gibson v. LyonSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- Eichelberger v. BarnitzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1840
- Mitchell v. Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago Ry.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1895
- Hackney v. TracySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1890
3Cited by1 opinion
- Buchanan v. DenigU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western Pennsylvania · 1898