Legal Opinion

Schweitzer v. Evans

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 15, 1948No. Appeal, 179PublishedCited by 51 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Horace Stern,

Plaintiff, Paula M. Schweitzer, and defendant, Helen M. Evans, are sisters. Their parents, Rev. John P. II. Schweitzer and Mary P. Schweitzer, were owners, as tenants by the entireties, of premises 1223 Chelten Avenue, Philadelphia, ánd lived there with their two daughters from 1925 to 1943. The father and mother then became estranged and the former left the home together with plaintiff, while the mother and defendant continued to reside there. On May 5, 1946 the mother died and, two days later, the father, becoming sole owner of the premises as surviving…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Madden v. Glosztonyi Savings & Trust Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
  2. Beihl v. MartinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1912
  3. O'Malley v. O'MalleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1922
  4. Gasner v. PierceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1926
  5. C. I. T. Corporation v. FlintSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1939

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3Cited by51 opinions

  1. Shapiro v. ShapiroSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
  2. Roman Mosaic & Tile Co. v. VollrathSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  3. Kennedy v. ERKMANSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
  4. Lindenfelser v. LindenfelserSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
  5. Polka v. MaySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1955

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