Legal Opinion

Janka v. Oakland Cemetery Co.

Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County

Decided May 28, 1954No. 2249Published

1Opinion of the Court

Griffiths, J.,

Plaintiff filed a complaint in equity to compel defendant cemetery company to remove a monument erected on a portion of the cemetery lot now owned by plaintiff. From the complaint, answer and proofs the court makes the following

Findings of Fact

1. Plaintiff is an individual residing at 509 Stan-wood Street, Philadelphia, Pa., and defendant is a corporation owning and maintaining a burial ground at Adams Avenue and Ramona Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa.

2. Robert Janka, on October 13, 1917, purchased a lot, no. 401, section L, in the Oakland Cemetery.

3. Esther A. Janka, plaintiff, became…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Mitchell v. . ThorneNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
  2. Capen v. LeachMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1902
  3. Donohue v. FitzsimmonsNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1923
  4. McGann v. McGannSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1907
  5. Slifer v. Greenmount Cemetery Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1949

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