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· 2/17/1890

Shannon v. Walker

Citations

  • 132 Pa. 383
  • 19 A. 139
  • 1890 Pa. LEXIS 825

Syllabus

<p>To a bona fide purchaser at sheriff’s sale of lands subsequently in dispute in ejectment, § 9, act of 1705, 1 Sm. L. 61, is a complete protection against every defect or irregularity, except when the delect or irregularity appears upon the face of the judgment upon which the land was sold : Shannon v. Newton, ante 375.</p>

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • trial court is fact-finder in tax assessment appeals and is required to independently determine fair market value of property
  • Commonwealth Court’s scope of review does not extend to making new findings of fact
  • Commonwealth Court's scope of review does not extend to making new findings of fact

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Judges: Clark, Green, McCollum, Mitchell, Paxson, Sterrett, Williams

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