Legal Opinion

Appeal of the Commonwealth

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 28, 1889No. 250PublishedCited by 6 opinions

FROM THE DECREE OF THE ORPHANS’ COURT OF PERRY COUNTY. No. 250 January Term 1889, Sup. Ct.; court below, number and term not given. On May 24, 1873, William H. Cooper died intestate, unmarried and without issue, but leaving to survive him a father and mother, brothers and sisters, and the issue of a brother, who was deceased.

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FROM THE DECREE OF THE ORPHANS’ COURT OF PERRY COUNTY. No. 250 January Term 1889, Sup. Ct.; court below, number and term not given. On May 24, 1873, William H. Cooper died intestate, unmarried and without issue, but leaving to survive him a father and mother, brothers and sisters, and the issue of a brother, who was deceased. At the time of his death, the intestate was seised in fee simple of a tract of land situate in Spring township, Perry Co., Pa., containing 227 acres, more or less. Henry Cooper, father of the decedent, entered into and retained possession of the said real estate until…

1Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam :

The opinion of the learned judge below is so full and satisfactory that we affirm this decree for the reasons there given by him.

Decree affirmed and the appeal dismissed at the costs of the appellant.

2Cited by6 opinions

  1. Jewell's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1912
  2. Blackburn v. StateMontana Supreme Court · 1915
  3. Gelm's EstateSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1915
  4. Camp's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1929
  5. Myrtetus's EstateSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1918

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