Lessee of Burkart v. Bucher
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
THIS was an appeal from the decision of the late Justice Smith, at a Circuit Court for Tori. The cause was tried twice; first, before the Chief Justice in May 180/, when a verdict was found for the defendants, contrary to his charge, and a new trial was ordered; and a ,. , r z. , . „land, second time beiore Judge Smith in May 1808. By the judge’s notes the case was this. — The land in question was surveyed in 1737, under a license by Blunston to a certain David Priest, to…
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THIS was an appeal from the decision of the late Justice Smith, at a Circuit Court for Tori. The cause was tried twice; first, before the Chief Justice in May 180/, when a verdict was found for the defendants, contrary to his charge, and a new trial was ordered; and a ,. , r z. , . „land, second time beiore Judge Smith in May 1808. By the judge’s notes the case was this. — The land in question was surveyed in 1737, under a license by Blunston to a certain David Priest, to whom a warrant of acceptance issued iri 1744 for 400 acres. The purchase money was paid to the proprietaries! In 1747, the…
1Opinion of the Court
Tilghman C. J.
The first question in this case is, what, estate passed to William Willisj by the will of his father Henry WillisP
The testator having declared his intention to dispose of the whole of his estate in the beginning of his will, devised to his son William in the words following. (Here the Chief Justice read the devise to William.) After this, follow several devises and bequests, among which is one by which part of the personal estate is given to the said William. A legacy of 40/. is then given to the testator’s daughter Mary, to be paid by the said William by instalments. The…
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