White v. Eagan

Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas

White v. Eagan

1 S.C.L. 247

CourtPennsylvania Court of Common Pleas

DecidedMay 15, 1792

StatusPublished

Cited by1 cases

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White v. Eagan, 1 S.C.L. 247 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1792).

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in this case determined, that parol testimony might be given in evidence, to explain the situation of land, contrary to the face of the deed; if it is evident from the nature of the thing itself, that there is a mistake in the deed, as where north is mentioned for south ¡ or south for north, ei vice versa, &?c. The land in question being described in the deed to bound on Sir yohn Colleton to the north, and one Cox to the south ; whereas, in fact and in truth, it did really bound on Cox to the north, and on Sir yohn Colleton to the smith-..

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The Court,

in this case determined, that parol testimony might be given in evidence, to explain the situation of land, contrary to the face of the deed; if it is evident from the nature of the thing itself, that there is a mistake in the deed, as where north is mentioned for south ¡ or south for north, ei vice versa, &?c. The land in question being described in the deed to bound on Sir yohn Colleton to the north, and one Cox to the south ; whereas, in fact and in truth, it did really bound on Cox to the north, and on Sir yohn Colleton to the smith-..

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