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Hansell v. Downing

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 23, 1901No. Appeal, No. 142PublishedCited by 13 opinions

Appeal, No. 142, Oct. T., 1900, by defendant, from decree of C. P. No. 4, Phila. Co., Dec. T., 1899, No. 888, on bill in equity, in case Rebecca W. Hansell v. Robert W. Downing. Bill in equity for an injunction. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court.

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Appeal, No. 142, Oct. T., 1900, by defendant, from decree of C. P. No. 4, Phila. Co., Dec. T., 1899, No. 888, on bill in equity, in case Rebecca W. Hansell v. Robert W. Downing. Bill in equity for an injunction. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Arnold, P. J., entered the following decree: And now, to wit: June 13, 1900, this cause came on to be heard on bill, answer and proofs, and was argued by counsel, and, thereupon, upon consideration thereof, it is ordered, adjudged and decreed as follows: 1. That Robert W. Downing, the defendant herein, shall take down and…

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

W. D. Porter, J.,

The learned judge of the court below found the following facts, all of which were substantially admitted by the defendant in his answer. The defendant is the owner of a lot of ground on the south side of Latimer street, in the city of Philadelphia, 149 feet and six inches west of 16th street, being twenty-five feet in front on Latimer street and extending of that width southerly seventy-five feet deep. The lot of the plaintiff adjoins the defendant’s property and extends out easterly to 16th street. The title to both properties was formerly in Ferdinand J. Dreer,…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Landell v. HamiltonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1896
  2. Muzzarelli v. HulshizerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1894
  3. Meigs v. MilliganSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1896
  4. Scranton v. ManleySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1900
  5. Estate of the Bank of PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1869

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Cheris's Liquor License CaseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
  2. Pehlert Et Ux. v. Neff Et Ux.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
  3. Youse v. McCarthySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1912
  4. Potter v. OsgoodSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1922
  5. Kloock v. Rusnack Et Ux.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1942

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