Summers v. Shryock
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 243, Oct. T., 1910, by defendants, from decree of C. P. No. 5, Phila. Co., March T., 1909, No. 5,324, on bill in equity in case of Hannah E. Summers et al. v. William A. Shryock, Virginia S. Shryock and Virginia S. Shryock, executrix of the estate of William K. Shryock, deceased. Bill in equity for the cancellation of a deed.
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Appeal, No. 243, Oct. T., 1910, by defendants, from decree of C. P. No. 5, Phila. Co., March T., 1909, No. 5,324, on bill in equity in case of Hannah E. Summers et al. v. William A. Shryock, Virginia S. Shryock and Virginia S. Shryock, executrix of the estate of William K. Shryock, deceased. Bill in equity for the cancellation of a deed. Ralston, J., found the facts'to be as follows: The plaintiffs,are the heirs of George E. Summers, deceased, who died intestate on May 10, 1905. On December 9, 1898, George E. Summers by deed conveyed his interest in a property No. 1,028 Waverly street to…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Rice, P. J.,
This case, upon the pleadings and proofs, is clearly and concisely stated in the findings of the learned trial judge. But in order to show the question involved and the grounds of our decision, certain features of the case, as shown by his findings, ought to be prominently brought into view, even though this results in repetition. First, the main object of the bill was the cancellation of a deed of conveyance. Second, the allegation upon which the jurisdiction of the court of equity was invoked was, that the deed was procured “by fraud, misrepresentation and deceit.”…
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