King's Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 387, Jan. T., 1905, by W. Creighton Owens, from decree of O. C. Phila. Co., April T., 1883, No. 596, dismissing exceptions to adjudication in Estate of Richard King, Jr. Exceptions to adjudication of Hanna, P. J. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. Errors assigned were in dismissing exceptions to adjudication.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Fell,
On the audit of the account of a trustee in partition in the orphans’ court there were two claimants for one of the distributive shares, Thomas King, a devisee under the will of the decedent, and W. C. Owens, the appellant, to whom King had conveyed his interest in the real estate. The deed to Owens was absolute on its face, but it appeared from the testimony that the conveyance was made to secure the payment of $200 loaned by him to King. Some two months after the delivery of the deed, the parties entered into a written agreement by which Owens agreed to reconvey…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Dickinson's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1892
- Dundas's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1873
- Remington v. IrwinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1850
- McGettrick's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1881
- Svenson v. RohrerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1903
3Cited by16 opinions
- Link's Estate (No. 1)Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1934
- Way EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
- Long's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1916
- Morrell v. BroadbentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1927
- In the Matter of Evergreen Memorial Park Association, Bankrupt. Blanche Smith PetersCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1962
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