Davidson v. McCaslin

Citations

• 219 Pa. 178
• 68 A. 54
• 1907 Pa. LEXIS 629

Syllabus

<p>Deed — Gift to church — Will—Evidence.</p> <p>On. a bill in equity by the heirs of a decedent to cancel a deed made by the decedent in his lifetime to a clergyman in trust for a church, it appeared that thirteen years after the deed was made, although the decedent had forgotten the fact of its being made, he was still desirous of doing practically the same thing. There was no power of revocation in the deed, and it was made without advice of counsel. There was no evidence that it had been executed under any undue influence. It reserved a life estate to the grantor. Shortly before his death he made a will leaving the land covered by the deed to another charity. Shortly afterwards, however, he destroyed this will after he had been informed of the deed which he had made many years before. Held, that there was no error in dismissing the bill. i</p>