Bowman v. Hoke
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 25, Oct. T., 1905, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Lebanon Co., Dec. T., 1902, No. 214, for defendant on case stated in suit of Ethel Bowman, by her Guardian, A. S. Light, v. Michael G. Hoke and George Samuel Trafford. Case stated in ejectment for land in Cornwall Township. Before Ehrgood, P. J. The facts appear by the opinion of the Superior Court. Error assigned was in entering judgment for defendant on case stated.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Oblady, J.,
After an action of ejectment was regularly at issue, the parties agreed upon the facts, and submitted them in the form of a case stated for the opinion of the court, as to whether the plaintiff was entitled to recover the one-third of the premises in dispute and certain mesne profits.
Joseph S. Bowman, the father of the plaintiff, died February 9, 1884, seized in fee simple of the land in controversy, subject to the lien of a judgment entered in 1882, for $1,250, in favor of Rudolph Miller. He left to survive him a widow, Annie M. Bowman, and .two children, Eva V. Bowman…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Long v. Lebanon National BankSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1905
- Colenburg v. VenterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1896
- Middleton's Executors v. MiddletonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1884
- Newlin's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1904
- Groyer v. BoonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1889
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