Shryock v. Buckman
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
ERROR TO THE COURT OE COMMON PLEAS NO. 8 OE PHILADELPHIA COUNTY. No. 269 January Term 1888, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 888 June Term 1878, C. P. No. 3. On July 3, 1878, an action of ejectment was begun by Charles M. Reynolds and Jane M., his wife, in right of said Jane M. Reynolds, against John W. Buckman, to recover possession of property at the southwest corner of 22d and Green streets. The plea was the general issue, not guilty.
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ERROR TO THE COURT OE COMMON PLEAS NO. 8 OE PHILADELPHIA COUNTY. No. 269 January Term 1888, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 888 June Term 1878, C. P. No. 3. On July 3, 1878, an action of ejectment was begun by Charles M. Reynolds and Jane M., his wife, in right of said Jane M. Reynolds, against John W. Buckman, to recover possession of property at the southwest corner of 22d and Green streets. The plea was the general issue, not guilty. The plaintiffs both having subsequently died, Samuel S. Shryock and Libbie M., his wife, in right of said wife, and others, heirs at law of Jane M. Reynolds,…
1Opinion of the Court
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Mr. Justice Clark :
It is conceded that prior to February 10,1857, the title in fee to the premises in dispute was in Joseph H. Bonsall; that on that day Bonsall conveyed tbe same to Jane M. Reynolds, wife of Charles M. Reynolds, the consideration expressed in the deed being $2,500; that Charles M. Reynolds died in the year 1878 and Jane M. Reynolds in 1881, and that the plaintiffs are her heirs-at-law.
On September 10, 1857, six months or more after the deed was recorded, Samuel S. Richie filed a mechanics’ lien against the premises, designating Jane M. Reynolds as the owner or reputed…
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