Legal Opinion

Krogh v. Belanger

Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Montgomery County

Decided May 17, 1956No. 27Published

1Opinion of the Court

Forrest, J.,

What is the remedy, if any, of a man who desires to evict a squatting mother-in-law from his own home? And is he stymied unless his wife joins with him as a party plaintiff in the proceedings? These questions have been raised in this case by preliminary objections in the nature of (1) a motion to dismiss the complaint in equity for the reason that plaintiff has an adequate remedy at law, and (2) a motion to strike off the complaint for failure to join the spouse as a plaintiff.

“Preliminary objections . . . admit as true all facts which are well and clearly pleaded . . . ”: Todd v.…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Gray v. Phila. & Reading Coal & Iron Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1926
  2. Wortex Mills, Inc. v. Textile Workers Union of AmericaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
  3. Todd v. SkellySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
  4. Dash v. DashSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1947
  5. Ziegenfus v. ZiegenfusSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1946

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