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· 12/31/1920

Garvey v. Thompson

Citations

  • 268 Pa. 353
  • 112 A. 82
  • 1920 Pa. LEXIS 691

Syllabus

<p>Ejectment — Record title — Uncontroverted facts — Case for court. 1. In an ejectment, where both parties claim a good record title, and such title involves no controverted facts, the question of the record title is for the court.</p> <p>Ejectment — Adverse possession — Case for jury.</p> <p>2. In an ejectment where defendant sets up title by adverse possession, and this is controverted by plaintiff, the case is for the jury, and a verdict and judgment for plaintiff will not be reversed on appeal, where there is no reversible error in the manner in which the case was laid before the jury.</p> <p>Appeals — Statement of questions involved — Assignments of error.</p> <p>3. Questions raised by assignments of error will not be considered where they are neither expressly covered nor suggested in the statement of questions involved.</p>

Judges: Brown, Erazer, Kephart, Moschzisker, Simpson, Stewart, Walling

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