Hege v. Ickes
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 142, Jan. T., 1920, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Franklin Co., Oct. T., 1919, No. 39, for plaintiff, on case-stated, in case of Annie E. Hege v. Samuel J. Ickes. Case-stated to determine marketability of title to realty. Before Gillan, P. J. The court entered judgment for plaintiff on the case-stated. Defendant appealed. Error assigned was entry of judgment for plaintiff.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Me. Justice Frazer,
Plaintiff sued to recover the purchase price of real estate defendant contracted to buy, by agreement in writing. On a case-stated the court below entered judgment for plaintiff and defendant appealed, alleging as a defense the deed tendered by plaintiff failed to convey a good and marketable title.
Plaintiff’s title is derived through the will of her deceased husband wherein he devised his residuary estate, real and personal, to his wife “to have and to hold for her natural life and at her death, should she have any of my estate left, I would will that my adopted…
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