Forrester v. Hanaway
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to tbe Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne county: Of January Term 1876, No. 30. Certified from Eastern District. This was an action of ejectment, brought by Edward A. Forrester against Francis Hanaway to obtain possession of two lots of ground in the city of Scranton.
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Error to tbe Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne county: Of January Term 1876, No. 30. Certified from Eastern District. This was an action of ejectment, brought by Edward A. Forrester against Francis Hanaway to obtain possession of two lots of ground in the city of Scranton. William Merrifield sold the lots in question to Patrick McNamara by two written contracts; the first executed on 21st of May 1869, the other on 1st of June 1871. The consideration for the first lot was $850, $44 to be paid down; and for the second adjoining the former $300, $50 down: the balance on each contract to be-paid…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Mercur
This was an action of ejectment. It was referred under the Act of 6th April 1869, Pamph. L. 725, and its several supplements. The main facts found by the referee are substantially these: Merrifield sold the lands in question by two written contracts to McNamara. The first contract was executed in May 1869 in consideration of $350, to be paid for the land therein described; $44 thereof to be paid down and the residue in five equal annual payments with interest. The other contract was for a lot, adjoining the former, and was executed in June 1869. It stipulated for the payment of $300, of which…
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