Legal Opinion

Briggs v. Hunter

Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County

Decided October 1, 1947No. 991Published

1Opinion of the Court

Gordon, Jr., P. J.,

— This is a bill in equity for partition of real estate and for an accounting, and the case is before us upon bill, answer and proofs. The bill alleges that plaintiff and defendant, Mary Hunter, although not married to each other, lived together as husband and wife for many years, holding themselves out to the world as such; that on June 5, 1944, they took title to premises 5606 Walnut Street in the City of Philadelphia, in the name of “Robert Briggs, Jr. and Mary Hunter Briggs, his wife, as tenants by entireties”; that they jointly occupied a portion of the house, and…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Thornton v. PierceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
  2. Dice v. ReeseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
  3. Staib v. HayesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1889
  4. Wicker v. DurrSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1909
  5. Elder v. ElderSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1917

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