Walters v. Steele
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 101, Oct. T., 1904, by plaintiff, from decree of O. C. Westmoreland Co., Nov. T., 1895, No. 18, dismissing exceptions to sheriff’s schedule of distribution in case of Lucinda H. Walters v. Mary Steele and A. J. Steele. Petition for the sale of land to pay the arrearages charged on the land.
Read the full summary
Appeal, No. 101, Oct. T., 1904, by plaintiff, from decree of O. C. Westmoreland Co., Nov. T., 1895, No. 18, dismissing exceptions to sheriff’s schedule of distribution in case of Lucinda H. Walters v. Mary Steele and A. J. Steele. Petition for the sale of land to pay the arrearages charged on the land. Before Steele, P. J. From the record it appeared that the prayer of the petition was granted, and that at the sheriff’s sale the land was sold for $8,500. Of this sum $1,637.48 .was distributed to Lucinda H. Walters, the annuitant, and the balance $1,862.52 to Mrs. Mary Steele, the defendant,…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mb. Justice Bbown,
In Walter’s Estate, 197 Pa. 555, we held that the provision in the will of the father of the appellant, that she should “ have her living in the old homestead so long as she remains unmarried and does not charge for services rendered,” was a charge on the land devised to her brother, and liad not been divested by a sheriff’s sale of the land on a judgment entered against him after the death of the testator. The charge, as fixed by the court below, was the payment of $150 per year to the appellant during life; and in Steele v. Walter, 204 Pa. 257, it was decided…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Bantleon v. SmithSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1809
- Gordon v. HutchinsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1841
- Walters's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1901
- Steele v. WalterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1903
- Dickinson v. BeyerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1878
2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by1 opinion
- Conkle Admr., Etc. v. LaughlinSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1924