Kelly's Appeal
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal from the Court of Common Pleas of Crawford county: No. 54, of October and November Term 1878. In the distribution of the proceeds of the sheriff’s sale of the real estate of Robert Lafferty, deceased.
Read the full summary
Appeal from the Court of Common Pleas of Crawford county: No. 54, of October and November Term 1878. In the distribution of the proceeds of the sheriff’s sale of the real estate of Robert Lafferty, deceased. So far as could be ascertained from the statement in the paper books and the auditor’s report, tlie facts in this case appear to .be as follows:— On the 21st of January 1871, Emanuel Ecker commenced an action of assumpsit in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny county against James D. Kelly, administrator, &c., of Robert Lafferty, deceased, with notice to Susanna Lafferty, his widow,…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Williams
This case comes before us on the appeal of James D. Kelly, administrator of Robert Lafferty, deceased, from the decree of the Court of Common Pleas of Crawford county, distributing the proceeds of the sale of the decedent’s real estate. The sale was made under an execution on a judgment obtained by Emanuel Ecker, against the administrator, with notice to the widow and heirs. The proceeds of sale were claimed by the plaintiff in the execution and also by the administrator, and an auditor was appointed to make distribution. Treating the fund as the product of the sale of the intestate’s…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Commonwealth v. LightnerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1845