Ackerman's Appeal
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal front the Orphans’ Court of Northampton county: Of January Term, 1884, No. 361. Appeal of David H. Ackerman, from a decree of the Orphans’ Court of Northampton county, making distribution of the proceeds of certain real estate of William F. Moser, deceased, sold by the administratrix of his estate for the payment of debts.
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Appeal front the Orphans’ Court of Northampton county: Of January Term, 1884, No. 361. Appeal of David H. Ackerman, from a decree of the Orphans’ Court of Northampton county, making distribution of the proceeds of certain real estate of William F. Moser, deceased, sold by the administratrix of his estate for the payment of debts. The administratrix having filed her account, it was referred to S. B. Chase, Esq., as auditor, from whose report the facts pertaining to this appeal appeared to be as follows: David H. Ackerman and the decedent William F. Moser in 1874 purchased jointly as tenants in…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Paxson
The single question here is whether the appellant is entitled to subrogation on the judgment No. 216, April T., 1874. This judgment was given by appellant and W. F. Moser, the decedent, for a portion of unpaid purchase money for certain real *5estate purchased by the obligors jointly, and for which each was to pay one half. The balance due on this judgment at the time of the audit, was $1000 with interest from April 1, 1879. The balance the appellant, Ackerman, had been compelled to pay upon an execution issued against him. He took an assignment from Utt, the holder of the balance due on the…
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