Braden v. Workman
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Washington County to review a judgment for plaintiff’ in ejectment. In September 1867, Bobert Boyd, deceased, the father of Mary A. Braden, purchased the property involved in this suit. In May, 1875, he deeded it to Wm. H. Braden for the use and benefit, as he stated, of his wife, Mary A. The Washington Savings Bank held a judgment against Braden, upon which execution was issued and levied upon this property.
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Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Washington County to review a judgment for plaintiff’ in ejectment. In September 1867, Bobert Boyd, deceased, the father of Mary A. Braden, purchased the property involved in this suit. In May, 1875, he deeded it to Wm. H. Braden for the use and benefit, as he stated, of his wife, Mary A. The Washington Savings Bank held a judgment against Braden, upon which execution was issued and levied upon this property. Mrs. Braden gave notice that she was the owner of the property, but the sheriff sold it, and William Workman, cashier of the bank, purchased it for…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Gordon :
As the whole of this case is contained in the defendant’s offers, of evidence, as set forth in the 2d and 3d assignments, we give them verbatim.
“The court erred in overruling the following offer to testimony, No. 4 in notes of testimony, by the defendant: ‘The defendants propose to prove by Mary Ann Braden, on the stand, and by other witnesses following her, such facts respecting the title to the property in dispute as will raise a resulting trust in her favor, among which facts are the following: That, prior to his acquisition of the title to said real estate,…
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- Appeal of CrossSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1881
- Bickel's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1878
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