Legal Opinion

Sechler v. Sechler

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 23, 1961No. Appeal, 114PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Benjamin R. Jones,

In the Court of Common Pleas of Cambria County, Margaret Seehler on April 13, 1958 instituted an equity action against W. B. Sechler (Sechler), her brother, wherein she sought: (1) to enjoin him from encumbering the Highland Hotel, Ebensburg Borough; (2) to have him declared trustee for her of a one-half interest in that property; (3) to have him account for one-half of the rents of the property since February 7, 1958 (the date of death of Elsie Sechler, the parties’ mother).

Upon issue joined and after a hearing, 2 the court below in a decree nisi…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Metzger v. MetzgerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
  2. Commonwealth Trust Co. v. SzaboSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
  3. Gassner v. GassnerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1924
  4. Majors v. MajorsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1944
  5. Moffitt v. MoffittSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1940

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3Cited by40 opinions

  1. Presbytery of Beaver-Butler v. Middlesex Presbyterian ChurchSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  2. Chambers v. ChambersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
  3. Truver v. KennedySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
  4. Girsh TrustSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
  5. Masgai v. MasgaiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975

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