Legal Opinion
DeCoatsworth v. Jones
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 28, 1994No. 3 E.D. Appeal Docket 1993PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
FLAHERTY, Justice.
The ultimate issue in this appeal is whether in the sale of real property owned by the entireties, in which an estranged husband and wife separately convey their respective interests to a third party, the wife must be joined as an indispensable party in the husband’s suit for fraud against the third party.
The residence of Louis Jones was listed for sheriffs sale on December 5,1983. Jones had not paid a municipal lien for the improvement of the street in front of his house in the amount of $400. Because of his failure to pay, the lien was increased to…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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