Wildermuth v. Long
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 233, Jan. T., 1898, by plaintiffs, from judgment of C. P. Schuylkill Co., March T., 1896, No. 355, on verdict for defendants in case of William F. Wildermuth, Administrator d. b. n. of Elijah Wildermuth, deceased, v. John W. Long, Jeremiah Long and Solomon Boyer, Executors of Benjamin Boyer, deceased. Assumpsit for purchase money of land. Before Lyons, P. J., of the 41st judicial district, specially presiding. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court.
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Appeal, No. 233, Jan. T., 1898, by plaintiffs, from judgment of C. P. Schuylkill Co., March T., 1896, No. 355, on verdict for defendants in case of William F. Wildermuth, Administrator d. b. n. of Elijah Wildermuth, deceased, v. John W. Long, Jeremiah Long and Solomon Boyer, Executors of Benjamin Boyer, deceased. Assumpsit for purchase money of land. Before Lyons, P. J., of the 41st judicial district, specially presiding. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. The court gave binding instructions for defendant. Verdict and judgment for defendants. Plaintiffs appealed. Errors…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Brown,
Elijah Wildermuth died intestate in February, 1875. There was testimony produced in the court below to show that, at the time of his death, he was the owner of five tracts of land in West Brunswick township, Schuylkill county, containing together between nine and ten acres, having purchased the same from Edward C. Moyer. Benjamin Boyer, whose executors are the appellees, was Ms father-in-law, and was granted letters of administration on his estate on November 5, 1875. On October 9, 1875, nearly a month before letters of administration were granted to him, Boyer…
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