Legal Opinion

Abel v. Girard Trust Co.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 22, 1950No. Appeal, No. 113PublishedCited by 30 opinions

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

  1. Slegel v. LauerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1892
  2. Stuart v. EastonSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
  3. Thompson's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1924
  4. Williams EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1946
  5. Centennial & Memorial Ass'n of Valley ForgeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1912

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3Cited by30 opinions

  1. Valley Forge Historical Society v. Washington Memorial ChapelSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  2. Girard Will CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
  3. In MATTER OF CONVEYANCE OF LAND BELONGING TO CITY OF DuBOISSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  4. Wiegand v. the Barnes FoundationSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
  5. Higbee Corporation v. KennedySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981

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