Lynch v. Hook

BECK, Judge:

Appellants are two of the three children and heirs of the widow Ora D. Lynch, who died intestate owning an interest in a 155 acre rural tract of land in Greene County, Pennsylvania. They contend that in 1972, James Hook, Esquire, the attorney for the Estate of Ora D. Lynch induced them to sell this tract of land to R-J Land Company, a corporation owned by him and members of his family, without disclosing his interest in that corporation, and without obtaining the prior approval of the Orphan’s Court.

In 1978, appellants brought suit in equity in the Court of Common Pleas of Greene…