Grider v. M'Clay
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
IN ERROR. On the return of the record of this cause, on a writ of error to the District Court "for the -city and county of Lancaster, it appeared, that it Was an action on the case for money had and received, brought by the defendant in error, Alexander M‘Clay, administrator of Daniel Grider, deceased, against Abraham Grider, the plaintiff in error, in which the jury returned a special verdict, in substance as follows: Daniel Grider, the elder, being seized in fee of a tract…
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IN ERROR. On the return of the record of this cause, on a writ of error to the District Court "for the -city and county of Lancaster, it appeared, that it Was an action on the case for money had and received, brought by the defendant in error, Alexander M‘Clay, administrator of Daniel Grider, deceased, against Abraham Grider, the plaintiff in error, in which the jury returned a special verdict, in substance as follows: Daniel Grider, the elder, being seized in fee of a tract of land, and possessed of personal property, died intestate, and the defendant, below, Abraham Grider, took out letters…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Tilghman, C. J.
This is an action on the case for money had and recéived, &c. brought by Alexander M‘Clay, administrator of Daniel Grider,' deceased, (the defendant in error,) against Abraham Grider, the plaintiff in error, A special, verdict was found, the substance of which, lies in a small compass. Daniel Grider, the elder, father of Daniel the intestate, died seised in fee, of land in Lancaster county, leaving a widow, and only one child, the intestate. After his death, his land was sold by a decree of the Orphans’ Court, for the purpose of paying…
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