Morrison v. Blake
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 57, Oct. T., 1906, by defendant, from decree of C. P. No. 2, Phila. Co., Sept. T., 1904, No. 2,556, on bill in equity in case of Samuel Morrison v. William J. Blake. Bill in equity to enforce a trust. Before Sulzberger, J. The court entered a decree in accordance with the prayer of the bill. Rrror assigned in No. 57 was the decree of the court. Mrror assigned in No. 177 was order for the attachment.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Head, J.,
The court below found as a fact that the plaintiff and James Morrison were the real owners of the property, from the sale of which the fund in controversy arose, and that the legal title thereto had been placed in Blake, the appellant, who was their brother-in-law, simply for the convenience of these owners. Further, that the appellant had in his hands the sum of $1,800 remaining from the sale of said property, of which sum the one-half, $900, belonged to the plaintiff. A decree was accordingly made directing the appellant to pay to the plaintiff the said sum with interest,…
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