Moore'S Lessee vs. Few

Moore'S Lessee vs FEW

Type Court Judgment Court US Supreme Court Decided 1786

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Citation: sooperkanoon.com/77900
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided On: 1786
Case Number: 1 U.S. 170
Subject: Land Acquisition

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Land Acquisition

Key legal issue: Land Acquisition

Parties & Advocates

Appellant / Petitioner

Moore'S Lessee

Respondent

FEW

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moore's lessee v. few - 1 u.s. 170 (1786) u.s. supreme court moore's lessee v. few, 1 u.s. 170 (1786) 1 u.s. 170 (dall.) moore's lessee v. few, et al. supreme court of pennsylvania april term, 1786 this was an ejectment for certain premises in the county of philadelphia. after solemn argument by wilcocks and rawle, for the plaintiff; and the attorney general and sergeant, for the defendant; the chief justice delivered the opinion of the court, that the word transfer, being used among the disabilities to which non jurors are subjected by the act of assembly, passed the 13th of june 1777, the testator john hunt, under whose devise the plaintiff's title was made, being at the time of his death a non juror, was incapable of devising lands and tenements. and consequently the defendants, claiming under the heir at law, had judgment.

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MOORE'S LESSEE v. FEW - 1 U.S. 170 (1786)
U.S. Supreme Court MOORE'S LESSEE v. FEW, 1 U.S. 170 (1786)

1 U.S. 170 (Dall.)

Moore's Lessee
v.
Few, et al.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

April Term, 1786

This was an Ejectment for certain premises in the County of Philadelphia.

After solemn argument by Wilcocks and Rawle, for the plaintiff; and the Attorney General and Sergeant, for the defendant; THE CHIEF JUSTICE delivered the opinion of the Court, that the word transfer, being used among the disabilities to which Non jurors are subjected by the act of Assembly, passed the 13th of June 1777, the testator John Hunt, under whose devise the plaintiff's title was made, being at the time of his death a Non juror, was incapable of devising lands and tenements.

And consequently the defendants, claiming under the heir at law, had judgment.

Same Parties Moore'S Lessee vs FEW Same Subject Land Acquisition