Commonwealth v. Beachly
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 23, Oct. T., 1918, by plaintiff, from judgment of O. P. Somerset Co., Sept. T., 1916, No. 339, for defendants on case stated in case of Commonwealth to use of Somerset Trust Company, Committee of Madison U. Walker, a lunatic, v. E. M. Beachly, Administrator d. b. n. c. t. a. of lirias M. Beachly, deceased, and E. M. Beachly, Eliza Masters, M. Emma Berkley, Grace Craft, Anna Walker and Lydia Bauch, heirs and legal representatives of Urias M. Beachly, deceased.
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Appeal, No. 23, Oct. T., 1918, by plaintiff, from judgment of O. P. Somerset Co., Sept. T., 1916, No. 339, for defendants on case stated in case of Commonwealth to use of Somerset Trust Company, Committee of Madison U. Walker, a lunatic, v. E. M. Beachly, Administrator d. b. n. c. t. a. of lirias M. Beachly, deceased, and E. M. Beachly, Eliza Masters, M. Emma Berkley, Grace Craft, Anna Walker and Lydia Bauch, heirs and legal representatives of Urias M. Beachly, deceased. Proceedings to charge a judgment secured against the administrator of a decedent on the real estate of such deceased by…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Chief Justice Brown,
Judgment in this case was entered in the court below on a case stated. On February 22, 1897, Harvey M. Berkley was appointed committee of Madison U. Walker, an adjudged lunatic, and on his bond, approved by the court, in the sum of $11,000, IT. M. Beachly was a surety. He died April 26, 1899, and by his will his wife became his sole legatee and devisee. She died April 23,1906, intestate, without having taken any steps to settle his estate. On September 27,1915, letters d. b. n. c. t. a. on her husband’s estate were issued to E. M. Beachly. Harvey M. Berkley,…
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