Case of Kreider's Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
APPEAL. Conrad Kreider together with his wife, having on the 7 th ofNovember, 1823, executed a voluntary assignment of his real and personal estate to Owen Rice and Jefferson K. Herbman, for the benefit of his creditors, under certain conditions expressed in the deed, the assignees on the 29th of November, 1828, agreeably to the provisions of the act of the 24th 'of March, 1818, and its supplement, presented to the court of Common Pleas of Northampton county the accounts of…
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APPEAL. Conrad Kreider together with his wife, having on the 7 th ofNovember, 1823, executed a voluntary assignment of his real and personal estate to Owen Rice and Jefferson K. Herbman, for the benefit of his creditors, under certain conditions expressed in the deed, the assignees on the 29th of November, 1828, agreeably to the provisions of the act of the 24th 'of March, 1818, and its supplement, presented to the court of Common Pleas of Northampton county the accounts of their trust, and the court directed thirty days notice to be given by advertisements, that the accounts would be…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Rogers, J.
The act of the 14th of April, 1828, allows an appeal, within one year after decree, sentence or judgment. The question is, whether this be an appeal within the period prescribed by law; and we are all of the opinion that it is. The decree was made the 28th of August, 1829. On the 17th of November following, the appeal was taken, and bail entered, and on the 15th of January, 1830, it was duly filed. I agree, that it is incumbent on the appellant, to file his appeal at the next term, but if done during the actual session of the court, whether…
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