Peifer v. Landis
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
THIS was an action of ejectment in the circuit court of Dauphin county, tried by Justice Rogers, in which John Peifer and Sarah his wife were plaintiffs, and Christian Landis and others were defendants. ' The plaintiffs claimed the land by virtue of a parol contract, entered into between George Bower, and Sarah Bower the wife of the plaintiff.
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THIS was an action of ejectment in the circuit court of Dauphin county, tried by Justice Rogers, in which John Peifer and Sarah his wife were plaintiffs, and Christian Landis and others were defendants. ' The plaintiffs claimed the land by virtue of a parol contract, entered into between George Bower, and Sarah Bower the wife of the plaintiff. The plaintiffs to maintain the issue on their part, offered to prove, that George Bower, with whom the contract was made, lived in Derry township, Dauphin county, and in the fall of 1825 or spring of 1826, requested the brother of Sarah Bower, one of…
1Per curiam
There is no pretence of parol performance here, because there is no pretence of delivery of possession in pursuance of the contract; which is essential. The evidence, therefore, was properly rejected.
Judgment affirmed.
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