Grenawalt's Appeal
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal from the decree of the Orphans’ Court of Lebanon county, directing the sale of certain real estate, late the property of Leonard Grenawalt, deceased.
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Appeal from the decree of the Orphans’ Court of Lebanon county, directing the sale of certain real estate, late the property of Leonard Grenawalt, deceased. By the last will and testament of Leonard Grenawalt, deceased, he (inter alia) devised his three houses and a part of a lot in Lebanon, to his son Samuel, in fee, subject to the right of his daughter Maria, to “use, occupy and enjoy, and receive the rents, issues, and profits, of one of the houses and part of the lot (describing it) for life; also subject to the payment to her, annually, of $60, with good and sufficient boarding, free of…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered, by
Thompson, J.
— The main question discussed in the argument presented in this case, was as to the power of the court to order a sale of the property for the purposes set forth in the petition, owing to the peculiarity of the interests involved. This is a question of jurisdiction under the Act of 18th April 1853. The error assigned, however, is general, and covers all valid grounds of exception to the decree.
The Act of 1853 has great scope; all of its provisions have, perhaps, not yet been called into active exercise, and may not be for some time to…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Brandt's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1839
- Dewitt v. EldredSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1842
3Cited by6 opinions
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- Spencer v. JenningsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1889
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- O'Brian v. WigginsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1900
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