Legal Opinion
Merrick v. Dupont
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 11, 1926No. Appeal, 37PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Simpson,
On August 21, 1902, Richard Merrick sold and conveyed certain real estate, but his wife, plaintiff herein, did not joint in the deed. His vendee sold it to Pierre S. Du Pont, one of the defendants and the present owner of the property, and Longwood, Incorporated, the other defendant, is his lessee of it for a term of 999 years. On January 6,1924, Richard Merrick died intestate and without issue, leaving his said widow and certain collateral relatives, to survive him. Claiming that, under the Intestate Act of June 7, 1917, P. L. 429 (which, as will be observed,…
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3Cited by19 opinions
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