D'Arras v. Keyser
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the District Court of 'Philadelphia. This was an action of ejectment brought by Mary D’Arras against Sylvester Keyser, to recover certain premises at Nicetown, in Philadelphia county. Auguste D’Arras, deceased, the husband of the plaintiff, owned the premises, and these were seized and sold upon an old mortgage in January, 1849. The property was purchased by Keyser, the defendant, who, on the first of January, 1849, leased it to D’Arras.
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Error to the District Court of 'Philadelphia. This was an action of ejectment brought by Mary D’Arras against Sylvester Keyser, to recover certain premises at Nicetown, in Philadelphia county. Auguste D’Arras, deceased, the husband of the plaintiff, owned the premises, and these were seized and sold upon an old mortgage in January, 1849. The property was purchased by Keyser, the defendant, who, on the first of January, 1849, leased it to D’Arras. This lease contained the following clause: — “ That the said Auguste D’Arras, or his present wife, shall have the right, liberty, and privilege of…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Woodward, J.
Sylvester Keyser, the defendant in error, having purchased at sheriff’s sale the land in controversy, as the estate of Auguste D’Arras, the husband of the plaintiff, made a written lease of the premises to the said Auguste on the 1st January, 1849, for the term of one year, at an annual rent of $180, payable quarterly. A covenant was introduced into the lease, which gave the said Auguste, or his present wife, the right to purchase said premises at any time within twelve months from the date of the lease, upon paying therefor $2575, and…
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