Socher's Appeal
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal from and certiorari to the Court of Common Pleas No. 1 of Allegheny county, sitting in Equity : Of October and November Term 1883, No. 230. This was an appeal by George Socher from a decree of the said court, directing him to deliver to Catharine Hauber, Philomena Hines and others, deeds for and the possession of, certain tracts of land, which were declared by the said decree to beheld by Socher in trust for Catharine Hauber et ah, and also directing him to pay to…
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Appeal from and certiorari to the Court of Common Pleas No. 1 of Allegheny county, sitting in Equity : Of October and November Term 1883, No. 230. This was an appeal by George Socher from a decree of the said court, directing him to deliver to Catharine Hauber, Philomena Hines and others, deeds for and the possession of, certain tracts of land, which were declared by the said decree to beheld by Socher in trust for Catharine Hauber et ah, and also directing him to pay to said Catharine Hauber et ah, the sum of $2,700.65. This decree was entered in accordance with .the prayers of a bill in…
1Opinion of the Court
,Mr. Justice Stereett
delivered the opinion of the court, January 7th 1884.
The cardinal question in this case is whether the facts established by the pleadings and evidence fairly bring-it within the equity jurisdiction of the court below. That question was promptly raised, in-limine, by demurring to the bill, and has been strenuously insisted on throughout. If it be true, as claimed by the learned counsel for appellant, that the appellees have a full, complete and adequate remedy at law, the want of equity jurisdiction must be conceded.
The learned Master’s conclusions of fact, and the law…
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