Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, 1792

White v. Eagan

White v. Eagan
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas · Decided May 15, 1792
1 S.C.L. 247
White v. Eagan

Opinion of the Court

The Court,

in this case determined, that parol testimony might be given in evidence, to explain the situation of land, contrary to the face of the deed; if it is evident from the nature of the thing itself, that there is a mistake in the deed, as where north is mentioned for south ¡ or south for north, ei vice versa, &?c. The land in question being described in the deed to bound on Sir yohn Colleton to the north, and one Cox to the south ; whereas, in fact and in truth, it did really bound on Cox to the north, and on Sir yohn Colleton to the smith-..

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