McGuire v. Wilkes-Barre
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 58, March T., 1908, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Luzerne Co.., Oct. T., 1905, No. 1,067, on verdict for defendant in case of Teresa McGuire v. The City of Wilkes-Barre. Trespass for an alleged wrongful invasion of plaintiff’s property. Before Halsey, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. The court gave binding instructions for defendant. Plaintiff appealed. Error assigned was in giving binding instructions for defendant.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Orlady, J.,
Prior to 1876, a large tract of land in the northerly portion of the city of Wilkes-Barre was laid out by its owner in building lots, and a plan thereof, showing the lots and streets, was placed on record. One of these streets was designated as Maxwell street, and the plaintiff’s husband became the owner of one of the lots abutting on it. The deed is dated April 8, 1899, and the description is &s follows: “A lot of land beginning at a point on the Southerly side of Maxwell Street, City of Wilkes-Barre, a common corner of lots numbered 119 and 121, on a plot of lots herein…
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