Legal Opinion
Loechel v. Columbia Borough School District
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 7, 1952No. Appeals, Nos. 222 and 223PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Allen M. Stearne,
The question is whether a school district holds title to real estate in fee or as a trustee under a trust.
On February 29, 1936, David L. Glatfelter and wife deeded a tract of land 746 feet by 1414 feet to the School District of the Borough of Columbia in Lancaster County. The deed provides as follows: “This Conveyance is made by the grantors in loving memory of their late son, Lieutenant Richard Glatfelter, Columbia High School 1928, United States Military Academy 1933. Primarily intended as an athletic field, this land is henceforth to be held and…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Abel v. Girard Trust Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
- First Methodist Episcopal Church v. Old Columbia Public Ground Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1883
- Brendle v. German Reformed CongregationSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1859
- McKees Rocks Borough School District PetitionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
- Griffitts v. CopeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1851
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Goodman AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
- Valley Forge Historical Society v. Washington Memorial ChapelSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- In MATTER OF CONVEYANCE OF LAND BELONGING TO CITY OF DuBOISSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Fleck v. Universal-Cyclops Steel Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
- Lacey v. MontgomerySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
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