Riddle v. Armstrong
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 178, Oct. T., 1896, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Butler Co., Sept. T., 1882, No. 26, on verdict for plaintiff. Ejectment for a tract of land in Fairview township. Before Hazen, P. J. At the trial it appeared that Alexander Armstrong formerly claimed title to the whole of the farm in dispute.
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Appeal, No. 178, Oct. T., 1896, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Butler Co., Sept. T., 1882, No. 26, on verdict for plaintiff. Ejectment for a tract of land in Fairview township. Before Hazen, P. J. At the trial it appeared that Alexander Armstrong formerly claimed title to the whole of the farm in dispute. He obtained his title to the land by a deed from John M. Christy and Sarah A. Christy, his wife, and Maria L. Christy, dated March 27, 1865, and duly recorded in Butler county on March 1, 1867. John M. Christy owned the southern half of the farm and Maria L. Christy, his mother, owned…
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam,
The plaintiff recovered a verdict for the southern part of the property, and no discussion is needed of any questions affecting that branch of the contention. As to the northern part of the *266property it need only be said that the deed from Maria L. Christy and her husband, dated December 4, 1881, to the defendant, was. executed, delivered and recorded about eight months before the deed from the same g’rantors to John M. Thompson, for the same premises, dated April 26, 1870, was placed on record. As between these two deeds the defendant’s title was superior. The question whether he…
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