Legal Opinion

Krewson v. Sawyer

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 2, 1920No. Appeal, No. 20PublishedCited by 19 opinions

Appeal, No. 20, Jan. T., 1920, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. No. 3, Philadelphia Co., March T., 1917, No. 4794, on verdict for defendant in the case of Mary H. W. Krewson, Executrix of the last Will and Testament of Edward P. Krewson, deceased, v. Helen I. Sawyer, Charles E. Kremer and Francis M. Sawyer, Executors of Theodore E. Kremer, deceased. Action of account render. Before Davis, J. The trial court gave binding instructions for the defendant.

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Appeal, No. 20, Jan. T., 1920, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. No. 3, Philadelphia Co., March T., 1917, No. 4794, on verdict for defendant in the case of Mary H. W. Krewson, Executrix of the last Will and Testament of Edward P. Krewson, deceased, v. Helen I. Sawyer, Charles E. Kremer and Francis M. Sawyer, Executors of Theodore E. Kremer, deceased. Action of account render. Before Davis, J. The trial court gave binding instructions for the defendant. Verdict and judgment for defendant. Plaintiff appealed. Errors assigned were directing a verdict for defendant, refusal of new trial, and…

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Simpson,

Plaintiff, as executrix of the last will and testament of Edward F. Krewson, deceased, brought this action of account render against the defendant, Theodore E. Kremer (who has since died, and whose executors are now appellees), averring in her statement of claim that her deceased husband had conveyed to defendant certain properties in the City of Philadelphia on a written trust, by which he was given power to lease, mortgage or sell them, agreed to advance money to the grantor for his support and maintenance, and to pay the carrying charges of the properties and…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Dunmore v. PaddenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1918

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