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In re Eargood's Estate

Pennsylvania Orphans' Court, Dauphin County

Decided December 17, 1855PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

By the Court.

The petitioner m the case has commenced a proceeding in the Orphans’ Court, under the act of 1834, to compel the administrator of George Fisher, Esq., deceased, to execute a deed for a lot of land in Portsmouth, pursuant to the terms of a parol contract entered into by Eargood and Fisher, in their respective lifetimes. The administrators of Fisher deny all *400knowledge of a bargain made by their intestate, and put the other party to the proof. Depositions have been taken, which show that a bargain of some kind was entered into between the parties for the sale of a lot of ground in…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Parker v. WellsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1841
  2. Ludwig v. LeonardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1845
  3. Sage v. M'GuireSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1842

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Anderson v. BrinserSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1889
  2. Banks v. Chas. P. Harris Manuf'g Co.United States Circuit Court · 1884

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