Commonwealth v. Heiser

TREDINNICK, J.,

In this equity action, the Commonwealth seeks to obtain the proceeds of the sale of certain real estate formerly owned by defendant’s decedent in payment, or partial payment, of an alleged $7,429.35 cost of maintaining decedent’s daughter in a State institution over a period of years. It is alleged that decedent was legally liable for payment of that obligation, and that he conveyed the real estate to defendants, another daughter and her husband, without consideration, in order to “prevent the application of the premises to the payment of the debt.” It is further averred that…