Dent's Appeal
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal from the decree of the Orphans’ Court, Philadelphia. This was an appeal by II. II. Dent from the decree of the Orphans’ Court directing distribution of money in the hands of P. P. Morris, administrator of the estate of John Adlum, deceased, under a grant of letters of administration in the county of Philadelphia.
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Appeal from the decree of the Orphans’ Court, Philadelphia. This was an appeal by II. II. Dent from the decree of the Orphans’ Court directing distribution of money in the hands of P. P. Morris, administrator of the estate of John Adlum, deceased, under a grant of letters of administration in the county of Philadelphia. John Adlum, the decedent, a resident of the District of Columbia, died therein in the year 1836. In his will he empowered his executors to dispose of all his real estate wheresoever situated, and after giving some legacies and appointing executors, he directed, that after…
1Opinion of the Court
*519The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Lewis, J.
This is a contest between Mr. Dent, the administrator of the domicil, and the persons entitled to the fund as distributees. The fund in Court seems to have been raised from the sales of real estate in Pennsylvania, and to have been collected by Mr. Morris, to whom letters of administration were granted here. By the Act of 15th March, 1832, it is provided that “where the decedent had no residence in this Commonwealth, letters of, administration are to be granted by the register of the county where the principal part of the goods and estate of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Harvey v. RichardsU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1818
- Shenck's Administration AccountSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1836
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- Wolfe v. Lewisburg Trust & Safe Deposit Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1931
- Laughlin v. SolomonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1897
- Welles's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1894
- Bertin's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1914
- Bedell v. ClarkMichigan Supreme Court · 1912
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