Marchand v. Marsh
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 315, Jan. T., 1924, by plaintiff, from decree of C. P. No. 4, Phila. Co., Sept. T., 1922, No. 3372, dismissing bill in equity, in case of Aubrey W. Marchand v. Jésse C. Marsh and John Doughty. Bill in equity for partition.- Before McCullen, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Bill dismissed. Plaintiff appealed. Error assigned was, inter alia, decree, quoting it.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Simpson,
Plaintiff appeals from a decree dismissing his bill in equity for partition. Upon his motion, the case was heard by the court below on bill and answer, without replication or proofs. By this course of procedure, he deprived defendants of an opportunity to prove the allegations of their answer, which must, therefore, be taken as true, whether introducing relevant new matter, or simply denying or qualifying the averments of the bill: Russell’s Administrator’s Appeal, 34 Pa. 258. Because of this, it is only necessary to recite a few of the facts appearing in or…
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