Legal Opinion

Blease v. Anderson

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 22, 1913No. Appeal, No. 40PublishedCited by 16 opinions

Appeal, No. 40, Jan. T., 1913, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Luzerne Co., Oct. T., 1912, No. 1565, for plaintiff on case stated in the case of John T. Blease and Mary Blease v. Rhoda A. Anderson. Amicable action in ejectment and case stated to determine the title to real estate.

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Appeal, No. 40, Jan. T., 1913, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Luzerne Co., Oct. T., 1912, No. 1565, for plaintiff on case stated in the case of John T. Blease and Mary Blease v. Rhoda A. Anderson. Amicable action in ejectment and case stated to determine the title to real estate. Before Garman, J. Tbe material facts are set forth in the following excerpt from the opinion of the court below: William Anderson and Rhoda, his wife, purchased and took possession of an undivided four-fifths interest in a farm, the other undivided one-fifth interest already belonging, at the time of said…

1Opinion of the Court

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Mr. Justice Moschzisker,

This áppeal involves the construction to be placed upon and the effect to be given to a conveyance to man and wife wherein it is expressly provided, “It is understood and agreed that there is hereby conveyed an undivided ten-fifteenths part to the said William Anderson and an undivided two-fifteenths part to the said Rhoda A. Anderson, so that Rhoda A. Anderson, being already the owner of an undivided three-fifteenths part......, *202will be the owner of an undivided five-fifteenths part”; and the question is, did the grantee take individually in the proportions…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Beihl v. MartinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1912
  2. Bramberry's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1893
  3. Alles v. LyonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1907
  4. Meyer's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1911
  5. Merritt v. WhitlockSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1901

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Brenner v. SukenikSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
  2. In Re Estate of Mary VandergriftSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1932
  3. Heatter v. LucasSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
  4. Godman v. GreerOrphan's Court of Delaware · 1918
  5. Walker's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1940

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