Tiegel v. Love

Citations

• 61 Pa. Super. 149
• 1915 Pa. Super. LEXIS 284

Syllabus

<p>Municipal liens — Paving—Description of property — Ejectment.</p> <p>In an action of ejectment where it appears that the defendant purchased the property involved, at a sheriff’s sale under a judgment on a scire facias sur municipal lien for paving, the question whether the description of the property in the lien was a reasonable description as required by the Act of May 16, 1891, P..L. 69, is for the jury, where in the lien the premises were described as follows: “In the 85th ward in the City of Pittsburgh in the north side of Grandview avenue, at Singer Movick & Co.’s lot and then along the said Grandview avenue 178 feet and extending back 70 feet more or less,” the lien averring that the work was on Grand-view avenue from Oneida street to Republic street.</p> <p>Municipal Herts — Scire facias — Service—Return.</p> <p>In an action of ejectment where it appears that the defendant purchased the property involved, at a sheriff’s sale under a judgment on a scire facias sur municipal lien for paving, mere irregularities or omissions in the sheriff’s return of the service of the scire facias, will be considered as cured by the judgment that was subsequently entered, unless the returns are in fact erroneous, or contrary to the express mandate of the law.</p> <p>Municipal liens — Service of scire facias — Act of May 16, 1891, P. L. 69, and May 8,1901, P. L. 11¡.2.</p> <p>The Act of May 8, 1901, P. L. 142, did not repeal the Act of May 16, 1891, P. L. 69, in so far as it concerned the collection of municipal claims, the right of which had accrued prior to the Act of May 8, 1901.</p> <p>Municipal liens — Registered owner — Name of owner — Designation \Sr.\</p> <p>The title to property passing under a sheriff’s sale on a judgment rendered on a municipal lien, is not affected by the fact that the deed to the registered owner mentioned in the lien was to him as “Sr.,” while the city registration described him by his name without any addition.</p> <p>Municipal liens — Repute