Abel v. Girard Trust Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Allen M. Stearne,
This is an appeal in a quia timet proceeding. The court below decreed that the plaintiffs-trustees were the owners in fee of the real estate in question.
On July 22,1925, L. Renton Brown and others (grantors), for the consideration of $4,000, conveyed real estate in the Borough of Bangor, Pennsylvania, to a corporation of the first class, not for profit, named Bangor Park Association (grantee). The habendum clause of the deed reads:
“For the exclusive use of the grantee hereof, its successors and assigns, of said premises, as and for a public park, for the…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Slegel v. LauerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1892
- Stuart v. EastonSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- Thompson's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1924
- Williams EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1946
- Centennial & Memorial Ass'n of Valley ForgeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1912
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3Cited by30 opinions
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