Lessee of Gratz v. Ewalt
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
APPEAL from the decision of the late Judge Smith, at a Circuit Court for Allegheny in November 1805. The case reported by his Honour, so far as it is material to the point decided here, was shortly this: The lessor of the plaintiff claimed the premises in the ejectment, under a deed from the sheriff of Allegheny county, the same having been sold under a judgment obtained in 1774 against George Croghan, to whom it had been granted with other land by the Indians before the…
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APPEAL from the decision of the late Judge Smith, at a Circuit Court for Allegheny in November 1805. The case reported by his Honour, so far as it is material to the point decided here, was shortly this: The lessor of the plaintiff claimed the premises in the ejectment, under a deed from the sheriff of Allegheny county, the same having been sold under a judgment obtained in 1774 against George Croghan, to whom it had been granted with other land by the Indians before the year 1761, and who was also the proprietor of an application of the 1st April 1769, for 1500 acres the land in ■ _ The…
1Opinion of the Court
Upon this day the judges delivered their opinions.
Tilghman C. J.
As to the first point, I feel no difficulty. The defendant offered evidence of weight, to shew that George Croghan was a trustee for Plummer; and the judge who tried the cause, left the matter to the jury on the evidence, and was well satisfied with the verdict. There can be no reason for a new trial upon that ground.
The second point requires more consideration. It is singular that the construction of words, concerning which there has been a difference of opinion, and which have been introduced into thousands of deeds since the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Bender v. FrombergerSupreme Court of the United States · 1806
- Frost v. RaymondNew York Supreme Court · 1804
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- Seitzinger ex rel. Drinkel v. WeaverSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1829
- Clearwater v. RoseIndiana Supreme Court · 1821
- Knepper v. KurtzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1868
- Shaffer v. GreerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1878
- Litmans v. O'DONNELLSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
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