Legal Opinion

Simmers v. Simmers

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 10, 1940No. Appeal, 357PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Drew,

The reason given for this appeal is that the learned court below erred in not ordering an accounting by the trustee. The trustee is the defendant, father of appellants, and also settlor of the trust. The proceeding started with a bill in equity praying for a decree to discharge from a trust two parcels of real estate in Philadelphia, known as Nos. 4413 and 4415 South 82nd Street, and ordering defendant to convey them to appellants, the beneficiaries, on the ground that the trust had ended when they had reached their respective majorities. The court so ordered,…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Strawbridge's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
  2. Estate of OldSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1896

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Burke AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
  2. Hick v. Peoples-Pittsburgh Trust Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
  3. Estate of Halpern v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1995

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