Legal Opinion

Eisenbise v. Eisenbise

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 15, 1835PublishedCited by 5 opinions

THIS is a writ of error to the judges of the court of common pleas of Mifflin county; where W. Shtener and Adolph Shanefelter, executors of Alexander Eisenbise, the plaintiffs in error, were the defendants, and David R. Reynolds, administrator de bonis non of Christian Eisenbise deceased, was the plaintiff.

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THIS is a writ of error to the judges of the court of common pleas of Mifflin county; where W. Shtener and Adolph Shanefelter, executors of Alexander Eisenbise, the plaintiffs in error, were the defendants, and David R. Reynolds, administrator de bonis non of Christian Eisenbise deceased, was the plaintiff. The action was brought against the plaintiffs in error as the executors of Alexander Eisenbise deceased, for the purpose of recovering 1701 dollars 17 cents, received by their testator in his lifetime, from Henry Kulp and Henry Eisenbise, administrators of Samuel Eisenbise deceased ; in…

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Kennedy, J.

—The counsel for the defendants below excepted to the instruction of the court to the jury; and it is made the ground of the error complained of here. I think, however, that the court was *136not only right in giving such direction, but that they might have gone further and have told them that the plaintiff below was entitled to recover the money claimed, even if they should be of opinion that there was no fraud actually intended to be committed against the rights and interests of the creditors of Christian Eisenbise. For it cannot be questioned…

2Cited by5 opinions

  1. Van Eman v. StanchfieldSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1865
  2. Gochenaur's Executors v. HostetterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1852
  3. Oudry-Davis v. FindleySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1916
  4. Beers v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1848
  5. Edwards v. HoopesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1837

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