Pry's Appeal
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
APPEAL from the decree-of the orphans’ court of Mifflin county, granting an order to sell the real estate of Patrick Pry, deceased, to his administrator, Patrick M’Kennan.
1Opinion of the Court
The facts of the case are fully stated in the opinion of the Court, which was delivered by
Kennedy, J.
Patrick Pry, the deceased, of Mifflin county in his lifetime, died intestate in the year 1818, leaving a widow and several children, who were all minors. Shortly after his death, letters of administration on his estate were granted in due form to his widow, Mary Pry, and Patrick M’Kennan. In August, 1820, they settled their administration account of the estate, which was approved of and confirmed by the orphans’ court of Mifilin county, without any guardians pver having been appointed, as it…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Duncan v. ClarkSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1838
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