Legal Opinion

Jones v. Schaefer

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 2, 1947No. Appeal, 164PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Me. Chief Justice Maxey,

In an action in equity instituted on April 2,1946, by the plaintiff (who died March 14, 1947) to set aside a conveyance of real estate and the transfer of certain personal property made by him to his children, the defendants, the Chancellor made, inter alia, the following findings of fact: (1) “defendants were, at the time of said transfers and prior thereto, in a confidential relation to plaintiff, and this relationship existed during the time when such transfers were contemplated by defendants and carried out, and the said property was put in the names and…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. McCown v. FraserSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
  2. Lochinger v. HanlonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
  3. Thorndell v. MunnSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1929
  4. Weber v. KlineSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1928
  5. Union Trust Co. of Pbgh. v. SchreckSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1939

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Weir by Gasper v. Estate of CiaoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  2. Union Trust Co. of New Castle v. CwynarSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
  3. Mulholland v. Pittsburgh National BankSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
  4. Horner v. HornerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
  5. Jenne v. KennedySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954

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