159 Pa. 312 | Pa. | 1893
Opinion by
The substantial question in this ejectment is whether the appellant was a bona fide purchaser of the land involved and without notice. Abrams’s deed to appellant, the plaintiff below, was dated December 15, 1887, and recorded December 19th, of
In the present case the court below directed a verdict for defendant below. This was error because the question whether the plaintiff (the appellant) was a bona fide purchaser and without notice should have been submitted to the jury. The contention of the appellant was that he was such purchaser
Without expressing an opinion upon which side of these contentions the weight of evidence lies, it is sufficient to say that the question, whether appellant was a bona fide purchaser, and without notice, should have been submitted to the jury, and for this reason the judgment is reversed and a venire facias de novo awarded.