Legal Opinion

Davis v. Davis

Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Lawrence County

Decided March 15, 1954No. 7Published

1Opinion of the Court

Braham, P. J.,

— Plaintiff and defendant were formerly husband and wife; they are now divorced. The case was instituted on February 24, 1953, to secure division of the proceeds of the sale of a piece of real estate which was owned as tenants by the entireties by the parties during their marriage. At the hearing defendant, the former wife, claimed more than one-half of the prior proceeds because her money had bought the property. This contention we were obliged to reject holding rather that, under the Act of May 10, 1927, P. L. 884, as amended by the Act of May 17, 1949, sec. 1394, 68 PS §501,…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Blumner v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
  2. Norris's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
  3. Lazare v. LazareSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
  4. Nesmith v. DrumSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1844
  5. Collins v. WilkinsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950

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