Legal Opinion

Chambers v. Chambers

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 2, 1962No. Appeal, 286PublishedCited by 66 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Me. Justice Benjamin R. Jones,

This is an appeal from a final decree of the Court of Common Pleas No. 1 of Philadelphia County which dismissed appellant-husband’s complaint in equity which sought the reconveyance of certain realty held by the appellee-wife. The chancellor, after hearing, held that there was a presumptive gift of the premises by appellant to the appellee which had not been rebutted and that the evidence was insufficient to establish a trust. Appellant’s exceptions to the decree nisi were dismissed by the court en banc, and this appeal was taken from the final decree.

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2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Beatty v. . Guggenheim Exploration Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1919
  2. TEACHER v. KijurinaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
  3. Maxwell v. SaylorSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
  4. Gray v. LeibertSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1947
  5. Commonwealth Trust Co. v. SzaboSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957

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3Cited by66 opinions

  1. Buchanan v. Brentwood Federal Savings & Loan Assoc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  2. Shapiro v. ShapiroSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
  3. Stauffer v. StaufferSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  4. Turnway Corporation v. SofferSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  5. Ralph J. Paolino v. Channel Home Centers and Air Control Industries, IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982

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