Tradesmen's National Bank & Trust Co. v. Forshey

Opinion by

Ross, J.,

This is an action in equity to. recover certain jewelry owned by Maude M. Jones for a number of years before her death on April 1, 1946, but after her death found in the possession of defendant. The court below, after determining that upon the death of the decedent all title and right to possession of the jewelry in question passed to her administrator, the plaintiff, ordered the jewelry delivered to it and the defendant has taken this appeal.

The bill avers that the decedent, who had been temporarily staying at the Berkshire Hotel in Reading, was removed from the hotel on…