Brandt's Appeal
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal from the decree of the orphans’ court of Cumberland county. This cause having been decided upon a single point, which was decisive of the rights of the parties, no other statement of facts is necessary than that contained in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
*199The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Huston, J.
George Pence, administrator of Barbara Pence, claimed from the representatives of Martin Brandt, the elder, the amount of a certain legacy—or rather as David Brandt was dead, having in his lifetime sold his land to his uncle, Martin Brandt, the elder, the application was to recover the amount claimed from these lands, on the ground that the legacy was a lien on the land in the hands of whoever became the owner.
In order to avoid confusion in names, I shall designate the several persons called Martin Brandt as follows: The grandfather, Martin…
2Cited by9 opinions
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