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Reed v. Roberts

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 22, 1877No. 4PublishedCited by 34 opinions

Appeal from the decree of the Court of Common Pleas, No. 4, of Philadelphia county: Of January Term 1877, No. 225. Certilled from the Eastern District. This was a bill in equity, filed by Henry Reed and Charlotte F., his wife, late Charlotte E. Foster, against George B. Roberts and others, administrators c. t. a., and trustees of the estate of J. Edgar Thomson, deceased.

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Appeal from the decree of the Court of Common Pleas, No. 4, of Philadelphia county: Of January Term 1877, No. 225. Certilled from the Eastern District. This was a bill in equity, filed by Henry Reed and Charlotte F., his wife, late Charlotte E. Foster, against George B. Roberts and others, administrators c. t. a., and trustees of the estate of J. Edgar Thomson, deceased. The late J. Edgar Thomson having in his lifetime become the purchaser of two thousand shares of the stock of the “ Pennsylvania Company,” of the value of $100,000, caused the said shares to be transferred on the books of the…

1Opinion of the Court

The judgment of the Supreme Court was entered, June 26th 1877,

2Per curiam

— The decree in this case is to be affirmed for the reasons given by the learned judge in the court below.

Decree affirmed, with costs to be paid by the appellants, and the appeal is dismissed.

3Cited by34 opinions

  1. Bush v. CrowtherSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1957
  2. Wagner v. WagnerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  3. Martella EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
  4. Marshall v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1932
  5. Figuers v. SherrellTennessee Supreme Court · 1944

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