Darrah v. Bryant
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Jefferson county : No. 87, to October and November Term 1867. This was an action of ejectment, brought by Walter Bryant against Edward H. Darrah anil Isaac C. Carrier, for 75 acres of land in Polk township.
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Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Jefferson county : No. 87, to October and November Term 1867. This was an action of ejectment, brought by Walter Bryant against Edward H. Darrah anil Isaac C. Carrier, for 75 acres of land in Polk township. The writ issued May 2d 1864. The plaintiff to show his title gave in evidence warrant No. 2750 of December 13th 1792, surveyed November 11th 1794, for Wilhelm Willink and others for 900 acres, the north and south lines being 477 perches, calling for “ William Willink & Co.” as adjoiners on the west ;• also warrant No. 2744 of same date, surveyed…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered, October 31st 1867, by
Strong, J.
On the trial of this case in the court below the contest was over the question whether the land in dispute is a part of a tract surveyed in 1794, by virtue of a warrant granted to Willink & Co., and numbered 2768. The allegation of the *73plaintiff was that the survey extended eastwardly to a marked line, the western boundary of tracts surveyed about the same time, under warrants granted to the same warrantees, and numbered 2744 and 2750. On the other hand, the defendants contended that the survey of 2768 stopped 37 perches…
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