Perlstein v. Pearce

The opinion of the corirt was delivered by

Oliphant, J.

Appellant in this cause filed an action to quiet title to a tract of land of some 97 acres in Dover Township, Ocean County. The premises are described by metes and bounds in the complaint. The complaint alleges that appellant took title on May 12, 1951, from one Gerber and wife, by a warranty deed in fee simple, and further alleges that he had been in peaceable possession of the lands and that the defendants claimed to own the same or some interest therein.

The defendants-respondents -had previously owned the land as heirs of William S.…