Oakland Cemetery Co. v. Bancroft
Citations
- 161 Pa. 197
- 28 A. 1021
- 1894 Pa. LEXIS 664
Syllabus
<p>Fixtures — Curbing stone and monument in cemetery.</p> <p>A cemetery company inclosed a burial lot by a stone curbing and erected on the lot a monument consisting of a stone foundation extending down below the frost line, and upon the foundation a marble base was placed surmounted by a marble shaft. Upon the shaft a statue was erected. The whole of the structure was cemented together, and the entire work was built for the ornamentation of the grounds. Held, that the curbing and monument were fixed to the realty as a part thereof, and passed with the realty to the purchaser of the cemetery at a sheriff’s sale under a mortgage.</p>
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