Brubaker's Appeal
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
May 4th 1881. Before Sharswood, O. J., Mercub, Gordon, Paxson, Trunket, Sterrett and Green, JJ. Appeal from the Orphans’ Court of Lcmoaster coimty. Of May Term 1881, No. 75. Appeal by Elizabeth Brubaker, administratrix of the estate of Jacob Shaeffer, deceased, from a decree of the said Court, directing the Register of Wills to issue separate letters of administration upon said estate to the appellant’s sister, Mrs. Lavina Wolf.
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May 4th 1881. Before Sharswood, O. J., Mercub, Gordon, Paxson, Trunket, Sterrett and Green, JJ. Appeal from the Orphans’ Court of Lcmoaster coimty. Of May Term 1881, No. 75. Appeal by Elizabeth Brubaker, administratrix of the estate of Jacob Shaeffer, deceased, from a decree of the said Court, directing the Register of Wills to issue separate letters of administration upon said estate to the appellant’s sister, Mrs. Lavina Wolf. Jacob Shaeffer. died intestate, a widower, leaving to survive him two married daughters, Mrs. Brubaker and Mrs. Wolf. Shortly after his death the register granted…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sterrett
Jacob Sbaeffer survived his wife and died intestate August 14th 1SS0, leaving as his only heirs-at-law two married daughters, Elizabeth Brubaker and La vina Wolf. Ten days after his decease letters of administration on his estate were duly granted by the register to Mrs. Brubaker, the elder daughter; and on September 2d the petition of the younger daughter and her husband was presented, praying that she be joined with her sister in the administration already granted. This application was refused by the register, and thereupon the petitioners appealed from his decision to the Orphans’ Court,…
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