Tyson v. Rittenhouse
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 411, Jan T., 1897, by plaintiff, from decree of C. P. Montgomery Co., June T., 1897, No. 4, dismissing bill in equity. Bill in equity for an injunction to restrain defendants from transferring property, and compelling a reconveyance, and for an account. Defendants demurred, alleging jurisdiction in the orphans’ court, and denying jurisdiction in the court of common pleas.
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Appeal, No. 411, Jan T., 1897, by plaintiff, from decree of C. P. Montgomery Co., June T., 1897, No. 4, dismissing bill in equity. Bill in equity for an injunction to restrain defendants from transferring property, and compelling a reconveyance, and for an account. Defendants demurred, alleging jurisdiction in the orphans’ court, and denying jurisdiction in the court of common pleas. Swartz, P. J., filed the following opinion : Charles Tyson died on July 5, 1886. His surviving executor, Jacob Tyson, the plaintiff, contends that the widow, Mary Tyson, took but a life estate under the will of…
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam,
The question of jurisdiction, presented by this appeal from the decree of the court below sustaining the demurrer and dismissing the bill at plaintiff’s costs, appears to have been carefully considered and correctly decided. We have no doubt as *145to tlie correctness of the conclusion reached by the learned president of the common pleas, and finding nothing in the record that requires special notice the decree is affirmed and appeal dismissed at appellant’s costs.
2Cited by22 opinions
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- Crisswell's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
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- Slagle's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
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