Legal Opinion
Rahn v. Hess
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 28, 1954No. Appeals, 158 and 167PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Chidsey,
In April of 1926 the owners of a tract of land in West Norriton Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, containing 122.508 acres, subdivided it into lots and streets according to a plan known as “Plan of Par View Farms” and thereafter lots were sold according to the plan. Through mesne conveyances, assignments of mortgage, foreclosure, sheriff’s sale and deed, legal title to the tract, except for certain lots which had been conveyed by prior owners of the tract, became vested in the plaintiff Norristown-Penn Trust Company on January 3, 1940. Among the streets…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Milford Borough v. BurnettSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1927
- First National Bank v. PaffSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1913
- O'Donnell v. PittsburghSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1912
- Paul v. CarverSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1856
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3Cited by71 opinions
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