Trustees of the Philadelphia Museums v. Trustees of the University
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 358, Jan. T., 1914, by tbe Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, from decree of C. P. No. 1, Philadelphia Co., June Term, 1912, No. 612, for plaintiff on bill in equity to set aside a conveyance and for the cancellation of a deed in case of Board of Trustees of the Philadelphia Museums v. Trustees of The University of Pennsylvania and the City of Philadelphia. Bill in equity to set aside a conveyance of reai estate and for the cancellation of a deed.
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Appeal, No. 358, Jan. T., 1914, by tbe Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, from decree of C. P. No. 1, Philadelphia Co., June Term, 1912, No. 612, for plaintiff on bill in equity to set aside a conveyance and for the cancellation of a deed in case of Board of Trustees of the Philadelphia Museums v. Trustees of The University of Pennsylvania and the City of Philadelphia. Bill in equity to set aside a conveyance of reai estate and for the cancellation of a deed. Exceptions to the report of Samuel M. Hyneman, Special Master. Before Bregy, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Frazer,
By ordinance approved July 6,1883, the City of Philadelphia set apart a portion of the almshouse property in West Philadelphia “for the purpose of being improved for the health and public welfare of the citizens of Philadelphia.” June 15,1894, an ordinance was adopted “for the creation of a board of trustees for establishing public museums and placing in its custody certain educational and economic collections belonging to the city.” Section 1 of the latter ordinance provided that the trustees should be composed of the mayor of Philadelphia, president of the board…
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