Irwin v. Guthrie
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 152, Oct. T., 1900, by plaintiffs, from judgment of C. P. No. 2, Allegheny Co., Jan. T., 1899, No. 716, on verdict for defendants in case of David H. Irwin et al. v. George W. Gutbrie et al. Ejectment for land in the twenty second ward of the city of Pittsburg. Before White, J. At the trial it appeared that plaintiffs claimed title as heirs of William H. Irwin, deceased.
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Appeal, No. 152, Oct. T., 1900, by plaintiffs, from judgment of C. P. No. 2, Allegheny Co., Jan. T., 1899, No. 716, on verdict for defendants in case of David H. Irwin et al. v. George W. Gutbrie et al. Ejectment for land in the twenty second ward of the city of Pittsburg. Before White, J. At the trial it appeared that plaintiffs claimed title as heirs of William H. Irwin, deceased. The defendants claimed title under an orphans’ court sale for the payment of debts of William H. Irwin. The record showed that on October 28, 1878, W. W. Burchfield, administrator of William H. Irwin obtained an…
1Opinion of the Court
Pee Ctjeiam,
This is an action of ejectment to recover possession of thirty-three acres of land in the twenty-second ward of the city of Pitts-burg. Ibis conceded by the parties to the suit that William H. Irwin was, at the time of his death on June 3,1878, the owner of said land subject to the incumbrances thereon and the payment of his debts. On October 28, 1878, the administrator of the *269estate applied to and obtained from the orphans’ court an order to sell the real estate for the payment of debts, which order was extended from time to time until April 12, 1879, when the real estate was…
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