Legal Opinion

Shaffer v. Shaffer

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 3, 1941No. Appeal, 240PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Me. Justice Deew,

Plaintiff .brought this bill in equity to impose a constructive trust upon certain realty standing in the name of defendant, one of her sons, and to compel him to convey it to her. From a decree ordering the conveyance, defendant appeals.

Plaintiff, Mary Elizabeth Shaffer, a woman now seventy-eight years old, owned two pieces of land in Clearfield County, which together with a third piece belonging to her husband comprise the farm which is the subject of this litigation. She and her husband conveyed the property in question to two of their thirteen children, Guy (the…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. McCown v. FraserSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
  2. Null's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930
  3. Metzger v. MetzgerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
  4. Darlington's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1878
  5. Kauffman v. KauffmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1920

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Zlotziver v. ZlotziverSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1946
  2. In Re Estate of ClarkSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  3. Hyde v. HydeSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1959
  4. Martin v. WilsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
  5. Ross WillSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1946

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