Brandon v. Mckinney
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 197, Oct. T., 1911, by defendant, from decree of C. P. Butler Co., Dec. T., 1907, No. 6, in Equity, granting partition in case of W. D. Brandon and Ella Harley, Guardian of Edna E. Harley, v. Margaret McKinney, widow, James McKinney, M. H. McKinney, D. T. McKinney, T. D. McKinney, W. S. McKinney, Robert McKinney, H. B. McKinney, A. F. McKinney, Mrs. Mary B. Wahl, Mrs. Clara McKinney, E. M. Saylor and T. W. Terwilliger, A. F. McKinney, and Robert McKinney,…
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Appeal, No. 197, Oct. T., 1911, by defendant, from decree of C. P. Butler Co., Dec. T., 1907, No. 6, in Equity, granting partition in case of W. D. Brandon and Ella Harley, Guardian of Edna E. Harley, v. Margaret McKinney, widow, James McKinney, M. H. McKinney, D. T. McKinney, T. D. McKinney, W. S. McKinney, Robert McKinney, H. B. McKinney, A. F. McKinney, Mrs. Mary B. Wahl, Mrs. Clara McKinney, E. M. Saylor and T. W. Terwilliger, A. F. McKinney, and Robert McKinney, executors of the last will of C. A. McKinney, deceased. ■ Bill in equity for a partition. Before Galbreath, P. J. It appeared…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Mestrezat,
We have carefully examined and considered the somewhat voluminous and complicated record in this case, and are of the opinion that the learned trial judge properly disposed of the case in his opinion of March 22, 1909, and subsequent opinions. The decree may well be affirmed on his opinions.
The controlling question is whether the real estate of *496the decedent which, by his will, had been converted into personalty, had been reconverted by the persons beneficially interested. The facts found by the chancellor, fully warranted by the evidence, justified him in…
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