Pastorius v. Davis

The appellant attempts in this proceeding to make the heir responsible for a breach of a covenant of warranty, executed by the ancestor, and to reach the assets of the estate in the hands of the administrator. The remedy invoked to recover the damages asserted is altogether unavailable. To understand the situation, the facts which appear in the abstract, as well as some which are possibly suggested, rather than set out, must be stated. Robert Richens died in the early part of 1892, leaving as his heir Elizabeth Mary Davis. Prior *427to his death the title to the property embraced by the covenants…