Commonwealth ex rel. Beatty v. Patterson
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 31, April T., 1899, by defendants, from judgment of C. P. Lawrence Co., March T., 1897, No. 89, on verdict for plaintiff. Opinion by W. D. Porter, J. Assumpsit upon a bond of suretyship. The facts appear in the opinion of the court.
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Appeal, No. 31, April T., 1899, by defendants, from judgment of C. P. Lawrence Co., March T., 1897, No. 89, on verdict for plaintiff. Opinion by W. D. Porter, J. Assumpsit upon a bond of suretyship. The facts appear in the opinion of the court. At the trial the court, under objection and exception, admitted the adjudication of lunacy [1], the appointment of a committee [2], the giving of' a bond in suit and the approval thereof [B], the filing of the account by John Patterson, the committee [4], and the adjudication upon said account [5]. When John Patterson was on the stand he testified as…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
W. D. Porter, J.,
John M. Patterson having been adjudged a lunatic, after regular proceedings in the court of common pleas of Lawrence. county, John Patterson was appointed his committee, and Janies Patterson became surety on the bond of said committee, which was in due form and regularly approved by the court. J ohn Patterson subsequently filed a final account as committee, and after exceptions were disposed of the court ascertained and decreed a balance in his hands of $2,789.10, after the payment of all costs, and said John Patterson resigned as committee; and the said John…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Warder v. TainterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1835
- Knox v. FlackSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1853
- Yaple v. TitusSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1862
- Davidson v. ThorntonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1847
- Vincent v. WatsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1861
3Cited by1 opinion
- Spaulding v. BullockSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1902