Rice v. Ruckle

Citations

• 225 Pa. 231
• 74 A. 28
• 1909 Pa. LEXIS 640

Syllabus

<p>Equity — Equity practice — Pleading—Answer—Demurrer—Decree — Jurisdiction — Title to real estate.</p> <p>1. A decree on a bill in equity must conform to the prayers of the bill, and cannot be broader than the equitable relief prayed for.</p> <p>2. Where the averments of a bill in equity manifestly raise a question as to the title of real estate, the court of equity in which the bill is filed has no jurisdiction. The question of jurisdiction should be raised by demurrer, but may also be raised in the answer in certain cases in which it clearly appears from the whole record that equity does not have jurisdiction to determine the question in dispute; and if the question is so raised, the court cannot disregard it.</p>