Marys v. Anderson
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
ERROR to the Common Pleas of Chester county. - In the suit of George Marys against H. P. Anderson, on a lease, a case was stated for the opinion of the Court, and was to this effect:— David Marys died intestate in 1847, seised of a tract of land of about 141 acres. He left a widow and eleven children. The widow released all her interest in the real estate.
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ERROR to the Common Pleas of Chester county. - In the suit of George Marys against H. P. Anderson, on a lease, a case was stated for the opinion of the Court, and was to this effect:— David Marys died intestate in 1847, seised of a tract of land of about 141 acres. He left a widow and eleven children. The widow released all her interest in the real estate. On 24th February, 1848, George Marys, the plaintiff, and others; in all being, or representing, seven of the heirs, by a lease under seal, leased to Anderson, the tract of land before referred to, “ from the first day of April next ensuing…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
IÍNOX, J.
The facts of this case are few and simple, and the law arising upon the facts is free from difficulty. David Marys died in the year 1847, seised in fee of certain real estate, which passed by his death to his children, eleven in number. On the 24th of February, 1848, seven of the eleven heirs executed a lease of the farm in question to the defendant, Anderson, for one year from the first day of April then next, for the rent of §300, payable at the expiration of the term. The plaintiff, George Marys, was one of the seven that joined in the…
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