Ewalt v. Davenhill
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 330, Jan. T., 1916, by plaintiff, from decree of C. P. No. 2, Philadelphia Co., June T., 1916, No. 3988, dismissing bill in equity for partition, in case of Henry C. Ewalt v. Catharine M. Davenhill, Frank Ellery and Amelia Ellery, his wife, in the right of said wife; Charles F. F. Battanchon, Pietro Constintini and Amey Constintini, his wife, in the right of said wife; Henry T. Stoddart, Trustee under deed of Amelia Ellery et al. and Edward Hopkinson and The…
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Appeal, No. 330, Jan. T., 1916, by plaintiff, from decree of C. P. No. 2, Philadelphia Co., June T., 1916, No. 3988, dismissing bill in equity for partition, in case of Henry C. Ewalt v. Catharine M. Davenhill, Frank Ellery and Amelia Ellery, his wife, in the right of said wife; Charles F. F. Battanchon, Pietro Constintini and Amey Constintini, his wife, in the right of said wife; Henry T. Stoddart, Trustee under deed of Amelia Ellery et al. and Edward Hopkinson and The Fidelity Trust Company, Substituted Trustees under the wills of James Swaim and William Swaim, Jr. Bill in equity for…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Walling,
This case involves the question as to whether certain real estate situate on the southeast corner of Seventh and Chestnut streets, Philadelphia, is now so held in trust as to prevent its partition. This land was formerly owned by William Swaim, Sr., who died in 1846; and by his last will devised the property in trust for his son James for life and then in trust for the latter’s children and their heirs, giving James power, however, to revoke by will all trusts and interests expressed by the testator and to direct or to appoint such new or other trusts with…
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