Eberhardt v. Ovens

Opinion by

Me. Justice Eagen,

Arthur Ovens, a resident of Lackawanna County, died testate on November 21, 1965. His will was probated in the office of the Register of Wills on November 29th and letters testamentary were issued on the same date to his wife as the executrix of his estate.

At the time of his death Ovens was the registered owner of a transportation business known as “Ovens Motor Freight.” On September 15, 1966, Victor Eberhardt filed a complaint in equity in the Court of Common Pleas claiming that he was a partner in “Ovens Motor Freight”1 and, as the surviving partner, had the…