Gheen v. Harris

Citations

• 170 Pa. 644
• 32 A. 1094
• 1895 Pa. LEXIS 1445

Syllabus

<p>Deed — Covenants for title — Incumbrances—Taxes—Act of May 28, 1715.</p> <p>If taxes are assessed after a vendor sells land by articles of agreement, and are permitted to remain unpaid by the vendee, the incumbrance thus created is not an incumbrance “ done or sufiered from the grantor,” -within the meaning of the act of May 28, 1715, 1 Sm. L. 95, defining the words “grant, bargain and sell.”</p> <p>A sold land to B in July, 1S90, by articles of agreement, and, at B’s request, made a deed of special warranty to C in December, 1891. Held, that A was not liable for the taxes of 1891 levied after the sale to B.</p>