Rockey's Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 104, Jan. T., 1893, by Julia Brown et al., heirs of Rebecca Roekey1', deceased, from decree of O. C. Centre Co., No. 5598, dismissing exceptions to auditor’s report in estate of Rebecca Roekey, deceased. Exceptions to report of Harry Keller, Esq., auditor to distribute. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court.
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Appeal, No. 104, Jan. T., 1893, by Julia Brown et al., heirs of Rebecca Roekey1', deceased, from decree of O. C. Centre Co., No. 5598, dismissing exceptions to auditor’s report in estate of Rebecca Roekey, deceased. Exceptions to report of Harry Keller, Esq., auditor to distribute. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. The agreement of March 25,1887, signed and sealed by both parties, contained the following stipulations: “ The said David Dunkle doth hereby agree to pay to the said Rebecca Roekey a yearly rent or interest of one hundred and four dollars in place of the one…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mpv. Justice Thompson,
In 1866, Rebecca Rockey conveyed her farm to David Dunkle, an appellee in this case. The consideration was $1,800, for which he gave six notes for $300 each, without interest payable in one, two, three, four, five and six years. In 1869 she gave to this appellee a receipt and release for the last two notes, setting forth in it that she had received the value of $600 in full payment for the last two mentioned notes, and that she had canceled and revoked them. This paper is witnessed by two witnesses, both of whom are dead. This appellee took possession of the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Travis v. BrownSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1862
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- Berkley v. MaurerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1909