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· 4/19/1966

McCahill v. Roberts

Citations

  • 421 Pa. 233
  • 219 A.2d 306
  • 1966 Pa. LEXIS 646

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • noting that the lower court should ordinarily ascertain “the exact nature and extent of any possible prejudice that could result from the cancellation of lis pendens” so that “the balancing of the equities can be more accurately resolved”
  • overruling a motion to quash where the lower court’s lis pen-dens decision effectively eliminated Appellant’s claim of property ownership
  • “The initial basis of the application of the doctrine was one of constructive notice to all the world of the pending litigation.”

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Judges: Musmanno, Jones, Cohen, Eagen, O'Brien and Roberts

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