Jones v. Gundrim
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
ERROR to the Common Pleas of Union county. George W. Jones against George Gundrim. Replevin. Leonard App and Henry C. Oyer, being the owners as tenants in common of a forge and lands, leased the same for a term of years to Joseph Allen, in consideration of the'making of certain specified repairs, and the payment of one ton and a quarter of bar-iron.
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ERROR to the Common Pleas of Union county. George W. Jones against George Gundrim. Replevin. Leonard App and Henry C. Oyer, being the owners as tenants in common of a forge and lands, leased the same for a term of years to Joseph Allen, in consideration of the'making of certain specified repairs, and the payment of one ton and a quarter of bar-iron. Joseph Allen assigned the lease to the plaintiff. . App and Oyer made a landlord’s warrant, directed to George Gundrim, which contained the following authority: “ These are therefore to authorize and require you to distrain the said ton and a…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Huston, J.
This was an action of replevin, in which the plaintiff declared for taking one ton and a quarter of bar-iron, of the value of $ 100, and unjustly detaining, &c. The defendant avowed the taking as bailiff of Henry C. Oyer and Leonard App, for rent in arrear to them as landlords, &c. To this there was a replication that he did not owe the rent; and that Jones was not the tenant of Oyer and App; and that the property was not distrained on the demised premises; and that Gundrim was not the bailiff of Oyer and App, but took the property of his own…
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