Legal Opinion

Bell's Petition

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 7, 1918No. Appeal, No. 128PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Appeal, No. 128, Oct. T., 1917, by petitioner, from order of C. P. Venango Co., Aug. T., 1916, No. 55, dismissing petition for rule to show cause Avhy an issue in ejectment should not be framed, in re Petition of Mazie E. Bell, for rule on Margaret Rollo, Widow, and John M. Sykes and Robert F. Glenn, Executors of Charles A. Rollo, deceased, to show cause why an. issue should not be framed in ejectment.

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Appeal, No. 128, Oct. T., 1917, by petitioner, from order of C. P. Venango Co., Aug. T., 1916, No. 55, dismissing petition for rule to show cause Avhy an issue in ejectment should not be framed, in re Petition of Mazie E. Bell, for rule on Margaret Rollo, Widow, and John M. Sykes and Robert F. Glenn, Executors of Charles A. Rollo, deceased, to show cause why an. issue should not be framed in ejectment. Petition for rule to show cause why an issue in ejectment should not be framed to determine title to land. Before Criswell, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. The court…

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Mestrezat,

This is the petition of Mazie E. Bell under the Act of June 10,1893, P. L. 415, praying for a rule to show cause why an issue shall not be framed between the petitioner and the respondents to settle and determine their respective rights and title in and to a lot of ground containing about two acres in the third ward of the City of Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.

The petition alleges that the petitioner is the child and heir by adoption of Ella K. Bollo, deceased, who died intestate in 1905 leaving a husband, Charles A. Bollo, and no children besides the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Mildren v. NyeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1913
  2. Fearl v. JohnstownSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1907
  3. Titus v. BindleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1904
  4. Heppenstall v. LengSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1907
  5. Hutchinson v. DennisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1907

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Laidley v. RoweSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1923
  2. Hemphill v. RalstonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1924
  3. Keith's Petition, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Northampton County1928
  4. Thomas v. Venneri, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Alleghany County1958

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