Hancock v. Melloy
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 175, Jan. T., 1897, by-defendant, George D. Melloy, from decree of G. P. No. 2, Phila. Co., June T., 1894, No. 690, on bill in equity. Bill in equity for specific performance.
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Appeal, No. 175, Jan. T., 1897, by-defendant, George D. Melloy, from decree of G. P. No. 2, Phila. Co., June T., 1894, No. 690, on bill in equity. Bill in equity for specific performance. Pennypacker, P. J., found tbe facts to be as follows: 1. John M. Melloy died intestate May 1, 1890, leaving surviving him a widow, Rachel Melloy, and four children, George D. Melloy, J. Frank Melloy, James B. Melloy, and Mary Kate Hancock. 2. Letters of administration upon his estate were granted to the widow, Rachel Melloy, and the affairs of the estate were managed by George D. Melloy. He acted as agent…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Dean,
The findings of fact and conclusions of law are so fully and clearly stated by the learned judge of the court below that we need not here repeat them. His decree sustains the bill which, though filed originally against appellant, another brother and two sisters, the last three formally of record, admitted the contention of plaintiff, and asked to be dismissed as defendants ; so, this appeal is by George D. Melloy alone, who assigns four*377teen errors. The first three are to findings of fact. We will not review these findings, except to ascertain whether there was any…
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