Conlan v. Conlan
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 21, Jan. T., 1902, by-defendant, from judgment of C. P. Luzerne Co., Jan. T., 1897, No. 313, on verdict for plaintiff, in case of B. J. Conlan v. Mary Conlan. Ejectment for land in Pittston. Before Halsey, J. The opinion of the Superior Court states the case. The court gave binding instructions for plaintiff. Defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Beaver, J.,
Plaintiff is the son and defendant the sister of the decedent, through whom both claim title. The plaintiff’s claim is based upon the will of the decedent and a bond of the same date given by the plaintiff to his father. In the will is this devise: “I give, devise and bequeath unto my son, Bernard J. Conlan, all my estate, real, personal and mixed, wherever situate, to have and to hold the same, his heirs and assigns, forever, provided, however, that he shall pay to my sister, Mary Conlan, the sum of five dollars per month commencing after my death, as provided in a…
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