Gerstell Et Ux. v. Knight
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Linn,
This appeal is from a decree dismissing a bill filed to restrain defendants from altering into residences for two families, a house built by defendant Knight and formerly occupied as a residence for himself and family.
There is no dispute of fact except as to the meaning of words. In 1924, Mary A. Keenan owned the land, in the city of Easton, now owned and occupied by the plaintiffs, and which then had constructed on it a three-story stone building occupied as her residence; she also owned the adjoining vacant lot, now owned by the defendants. This lot she conveyed…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Johnson v. JonesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1914
- St. Andrew's Lutheran Church's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1871
- Pocono Manor Ass'n v. AllenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
- Taylor v. LambertSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1924
- Satterthwait v. GibbsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1927
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