Legal Opinion

Gindin v. Silver

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 1, 1968No. Appeal, 196PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mb. Justice Cohen,

This is an appeal from a decree in equity ordering appellant to return an engagement ring given her by appellee in contemplation of their marriage. At the time of the gift, as well as at the time of the institution of the present action, appellant was a minor.

The first question presented for our determination is whether or not appellee is barred from recovering the engagement ring either in an action at law or in equity because the donee of the ring was a minor at the time of the gift. Appellant relies almost exclusively upon Yubas v. Witaskis, 95 Pa. Superior Ct.…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Neff v. LandisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1885
  2. Frank Spangler Co. v. HauptSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1913
  3. McElroy v. GaySupreme Court of Florida · 1945
  4. Kay v. HauptSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1916
  5. Yubas v. WitaskisSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1928

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Keltner v. CurtisAlaska Supreme Court · 1985
  2. Central Bucks Aero, Inc. v. SmithSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  3. Child's Play Ltd. v. A & A, Inc.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1994
  4. Smith Nursing & Convalescent Home of Mountaintop, Inc. v. Balliet, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Luzerne County1985

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