Dunlap v. Spiese
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 96, Jan. T., 1915, by plaintiff, from decree of C. P. No. 1, Philadelphia Co., March T., 1914, No. 1884, in Equity, dismissing bill in equity for the cancellation of a bond, in case of Harry C. Dunlap v. Franklin Spiese, Helen M. Spiese, Robert M. Hilands, Rhoads Shee and Mutual Trust Company, a corporation. Bill in equity for cancellation of a bond. Before Patterson, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the case.
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Appeal, No. 96, Jan. T., 1915, by plaintiff, from decree of C. P. No. 1, Philadelphia Co., March T., 1914, No. 1884, in Equity, dismissing bill in equity for the cancellation of a bond, in case of Harry C. Dunlap v. Franklin Spiese, Helen M. Spiese, Robert M. Hilands, Rhoads Shee and Mutual Trust Company, a corporation. Bill in equity for cancellation of a bond. Before Patterson, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the case. The court found that the bondsman was not liable, but subsequently upon the introduction of certain papers which could not be found at the hearing, dismissed the…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Me. Justice Moschzisker,
The defendant, Helen M. Spiese, conveyed a tract of land to Robert M. Hilands, a “straw man”; he created twenty mortgages of $2,000 each, for the purpose of financing a building operation on the ground, consisting of a like number of dwelling houses. Hilands then entered into a written contract, dated January 24, 1913, with another of the defendants, Rhoads Shee, whereby the latter agreed to erect the houses in question, according to certain plans and specifications, within one year from January 24, 1913, free and clear of all liens, for the sum of $40,000. A…
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- Central Trust & Savings Co. v. Henry Kraan Furniture Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1914
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