Legal Opinion

Segall Estate

Pennsylvania Orphans' Court, Philadelphia County

Decided December 2, 1960No. 1; no. 1282 of 1957Published

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion Sur Exceptions

Bolger, J.,

The exceptions relate to the dismissal by the hearing judge of the petition to rescind a Deed of Trust and to declare a resulting trust in favor of petitioner to the extent of her share in the trust, a one-fourth interest, and to the rulings of the auditing judge on objections to testimony.

We find no error in the record in support of any of these exceptions. The hearing judge’s findings of fact contain no manifest error or clear mistake and since they are like the findings of a jury, we cannot disturb them. The hearing judge heard the witnesses and it was for…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Fried v. FisherSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
  2. Brightbill v. BoeshoreSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
  3. T. W. Phillips Gas & Oil Co. v. KlineSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
  4. Brereton EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
  5. Commonwealth Trust Co. v. Hachmeister Lind Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1935

11 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API