Jamison v. M'Credy
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
ERROR to the Common Pleas of Montgomery county, where an action on the case was brought by Bernard M’Credy against Samuel Jamison, in which a verdict and judgment were rendered for the plaintiff. Samuel R. Wood and the plaintiff, M’Credy, were tenants in common of the Norristown Mills and about 12 acres of ground. Being desirous of dividing the property, they made a deed of partition on the 30th of January 1826, on the construction of which the present question arose.
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ERROR to the Common Pleas of Montgomery county, where an action on the case was brought by Bernard M’Credy against Samuel Jamison, in which a verdict and judgment were rendered for the plaintiff. Samuel R. Wood and the plaintiff, M’Credy, were tenants in common of the Norristown Mills and about 12 acres of ground. Being desirous of dividing the property, they made a deed of partition on the 30th of January 1826, on the construction of which the present question arose. Before its execution they had cut a race or canal through the property, and in the deed of partition they marked out and…
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The opinion of the Court was delivefed by
Rogers, J.
Samuel R. Wood and Bernard M’Credy were the owners of a property called the Norristown Mills, and about 12 acres of land, as tenants in common. The 30th of January 1826 they made partition of the lot. Before partition they cut a race or canal through the property, and in the deed of partition they marked out and established a boundary across the race; M’Credy taking the upper, and Wood the lower part. Wood’s interest was taken in execution and sold by the sheriff of Montgomery county to John Savage, and on his death the property was leased by…
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