Graver v. Fehr
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Schuylkill county: Of January Term 1879, No. 20. This was a proceeding by Morgan W. Eehr against Charles Graver, trustee, before a justice of the peace to recover possession of certain premises from the defendant, who, the plaintiff alleged, held them under him as his tenant by virtue of a lease in writing. During the progress of the case, both parties appeared on several occasions before the justice.
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Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Schuylkill county: Of January Term 1879, No. 20. This was a proceeding by Morgan W. Eehr against Charles Graver, trustee, before a justice of the peace to recover possession of certain premises from the defendant, who, the plaintiff alleged, held them under him as his tenant by virtue of a lease in writing. During the progress of the case, both parties appeared on several occasions before the justice. On December 5th 1877, judgment was given in favor of the plaintiff and a writ of possession issued. The record of the justice, after describing the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gordon
This was a proceeding, instituted by Morgan W. Fehr, the plaintiff below, before a justice of the peace, under the Landlord and Tenant Act of December 14th 1863 (Pamph. L. 1864, 1127), to recover from the defendant certain demised premises, situated in the borough of Tremont, Schuylkill county. The record of the justice, after describing the premises, setg out, that the plaintiff “ did demise the said premises, during the will and pleasure of Morgan W. Fehr, to Charles Graver, trustee, for his wife, Melinda Graver, the tenant now in possession, and that the said Charles Graver, trustee, as…
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