Legal Opinion

Craig v. Craig

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 21, 1919No. Appeal, No. 154PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal, No. 154, Jan. T., 1919, by defendants, from decree of C. P. Carbon Co., Jan. T., 1913, No. 1, in Equity, for plaintiff in equity in case of Robert Craig (David M. Craig, administrator, substituted), for the benefit of himself and for the benefit of all other persons interested, v. Thomas B. Craig, Hector Tyndale Craig, Emmo Craig, Charles S. Craig, P. Insley Craig, Allen D. Craig, Mary A. Craig, Henrietta I. Griffin and Thomas B. Craig, Charles S. Craig, Hector…

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Appeal, No. 154, Jan. T., 1919, by defendants, from decree of C. P. Carbon Co., Jan. T., 1913, No. 1, in Equity, for plaintiff in equity in case of Robert Craig (David M. Craig, administrator, substituted), for the benefit of himself and for the benefit of all other persons interested, v. Thomas B. Craig, Hector Tyndale Craig, Emmo Craig, Charles S. Craig, P. Insley Craig, Allen D. Craig, Mary A. Craig, Henrietta I. Griffin and Thomas B. Craig, Charles S. Craig, Hector Tyndale Craig, Executors of the last Will and Testament of John Craig, deceased, and Mrs. Sarah Martin, widow of Thomas…

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Walling,

This is a suit in equity for the cancellation of a deed. In 1858 Thomas Craig, Sr., late of Carbon County, died testate, leaving six children, including Robert, John and Thomas, Jr. In 1856 Thomas Craig, Sr., and wife made and executed a deed to their sons John and Thomas, Jr., for two tracts of land situated in East Penn Township, said county, containing about two hundred and fifty acres; this deed was recorded in 1911. John and Thomas, Jr., were appointed and qualified as executors of their father’s will, and served as such as long as they lived, Thomas, Jr.,…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Hartley v. LangkampSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1914
  2. Appeal of LanceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1886
  3. Heck v. CollinsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1911
  4. Holton v. New Castle Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1890
  5. Rittispaugh v. LewisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1883

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Pruner EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
  2. Hugh K. Gale Post No. 2182 Veterans of Foreign Wars v. NorrisNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1949
  3. Cull v. PfeiferSupreme Court of Missouri · 1957
  4. Hebron v. MagdaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1924
  5. Fitzgerald v. KwaterskiSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1934

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