Legal Opinion
Allison v. Powell
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 21, 1984No. 2506PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIEAND, Judge:
Does a pending action to partition real estate owned by joint tenants with right of survivorship survive the death of the joint tenant at whose instance the action was com*50menced? The trial court held that the action did not survive and entered judgment on the pleadings in favor of the surviving joint tenant and against the executrix of the deceased joint tenant. We affirm.
Harold N. Allison and Robert O. and Mary Jane Powell, husband and wife, owned title to real estate in Chester County as joint tenants with right of survivorship.1 On July 31, 1981, Harold Allison filed a…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Polka v. MaySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
- American Leasing v. Morrison Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Sheridan v. LuceySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
- Angier v. WorrellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
- Charles v. HenrySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
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3Cited by7 opinions
- General Credit Co. v. CleckSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
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- DeLoatch v. MurphySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Allison v. PowellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
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