Righter v. Righter

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Jones,

This is an appeal from a decree entered by the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia.

In this case a deceased husband had purchased realty in the name of his paramour and himself as tenants by the entireties, in derogation of his legally married spouse. As the husband died intestate, his widow filed a complaint in equity seeking a declaration of her rights vis-a-vis the paramour in the jointly held premises. The court below correctly interpreted the teaching of this Court in Maxwell v. Saylor, 359 Pa. 94, 58 A. 2d 355 (1948), and Pennsylvania Bank and Trust Co. v.…