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· 1/3/1922

Seitz v. Pennsylvania Railroad

Citations

  • 272 Pa. 84
  • 116 A. 57
  • 1922 Pa. LEXIS 778

Syllabus

<p>Ejectment — Boundaries —■ Uncertainty — Evidence — Case for court — Burden of proof.</p> <p>1. In an action of ejectment the case should not be submitted to the jury where plaintiff’s evidence presents no definite or certain limits to the land in controversy, and it would not be possible for a surveyor to locate the boundary lines, or for the jury to describe the property in a verdict.</p> <p>2. In such case the burden of proof is on plaintiff to show the property lines.</p>

Judges: Frazer, Kephart, Moschzisker, Sadler, Schaffer, Simpson, Walling

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