Legal Opinion

Foley v. Smay

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 21, 1945No. Appeals, 42 and 63PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Me. Justice Patteeson,

This is an action in ejectment by Olive Foley, appellant in Appeal No. 63, and Raymond Oliver against H. S. Smay and Lena Smay, appellant in Appeal No. 42, to recover possession by each of an undivided one-fourth interest in certain real estate sold by the Barclay-Westmoreland Trust Company, guardian of the estate of Mary Jane Palmer, a weak-minded person. A trial by a judge without a jury, 1 resulted in judgment for H. S. Smay and Lena Smay, purchasers at a public sale directed and confirmed by the Court of Common Pleas of Westmoreland County. The trial court…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Knox v. NoggleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
  2. Palmer v. Foley Et Ux.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1931
  3. Bennett v. Hayden, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Westmoreland County1892
  4. Patchin v. Seward Coal Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1910

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Miners Sav. Bank of Pittston, Pa. v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1953
  2. Dudley v. Friedman, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County1952
  3. In re Camden Trust Co., Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County1945
  4. Martz Estate, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Fulton County1972

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