Legal Opinion · Dissent

Dowler Estate

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 13, 1951No. Appeal, 92Published

1Dissent

Dissenting Opinion by

Mr. Justice Bell:

I vigorously dissent.

Violet Dowler and her husband purchased a home and took title as tenants by the entireties. Upon her death all her title to and her rights in the property immediately and absolutely ceased; while his title, under a myriad of cases, attached at and continued from the time he and his wife acquired title as tenants by the entireties, and he is considered in law as the sole owner of this home from the time he and his wife purchased the property: Zipperlein Estate, 367 Pa. 622, 80 A. 2d 817; Gallagher Estate, 352 Pa. 476, 43 A. 2d 132; 41…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Madden v. Glosztonyi Savings & Trust Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
  2. C. I. T. Corporation v. FlintSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
  3. Gallagher EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1945
  4. Stuckey v. Keefe's ExecutorsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1856
  5. Kershaw EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1945

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