Steigleder v. Marshall
Steigleder v. Marshall
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The reservation in the deed of B. A. Mevey by which he reserved “ the six acre field now occupied by Dr. William Sarver and David Welsh, out of the above described land,” is the subject of contention in this ejectment. Mevey owned a farm situated upon one side of a run called Robinson’s Run, and disconnected from it and upon the opposite side of the run a field containing about six acres. In this field there was a fence which at one time ran along the run, and also a second one which fenced off between it and the run about sixty-three and five tenths perches, used for a house and garden. The appellees, the plaintiffs below, contended that by the reservation in the deed the field up to the run was reserved, while the appellants contended that the field up to the garden fence was reserved.. The evidence shows that the whole field was a separate piece of ground detached from Mevey’s farm, and was originally known as the six acre field. Mevey’s son testified substantially that it was known as the six acre field, that it was separate from the other
The appellants’ first point, which was in effect that if the field was well marked and limited by fences, on or before April 1, 1865, and contained six acres or thereabouts, and was then in possession of Dr. Sarver, that David Welsh also had possession of a part thereof at the same time, and that no other inclosure or piece of the farm described in the deed from Mevey to Mitch
There was therefore no error in submitting this question of fact to the jury, and this judgment is affirmed.
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- Deed— Reservation — Description—Location—Evidence—Question for jury. A question of location or the application of a grant to its proper subject-matter is a question of fact to be determined by the jury by the aid of extrinsic evidence. A deed reserved “the six acre field now occupied by Dr. William Sarver and David Welsh, out of the above described land.” The evidence showed that the grantor owned a fai'm situated upon one side of a run. Upon the opposite side of the run, and disconnected from his farm, he owned a field containing about six acres. In this field there was a fence which fenced off a narrow strip along the run containing sixty-three and one half perches, used for a house and garden. The evidence showed that the whole field was a separate piece of ground detached from the grant- or’s farm, and originally known as the six acre field. Welsh lived in the house and occupied the garden. Sarver occupied the part of the field beyond the fence as a pasture. Welsh obtained water from a spring in the pasture field, and also used a small part of it for yard purposes. Held, that the question whether the grantor reserved the whole field, or only the part used for pasture, was a question of fact for the jury. The question involved was one not relating to the construction of the reservation, but to the identity of the location.