Boyd's Appeal
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal from the Register’s Court of Philadelphia county. This was an appeal by David Boyd, Jr., administrator, &c., of Harvey J. Smith, deceased, from the order and decree of the Register’s Court, made December 16th 1859, annulling and vacating letters granted to the appellant, and granting letters to Mary C. Smith.
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Appeal from the Register’s Court of Philadelphia county. This was an appeal by David Boyd, Jr., administrator, &c., of Harvey J. Smith, deceased, from the order and decree of the Register’s Court, made December 16th 1859, annulling and vacating letters granted to the appellant, and granting letters to Mary C. Smith. Harvey J. Smith died February 22d 1859, having been divorced from his wife, Mary C. Smith, May 15th 1858. On the 17th of May 1859, letters of administration were granted to David Boyd, Jr., who entered on the discharge of his duties. On the 28th of November 1859, the petition of…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered,
by Thompson, J.
— The result in this case has been treated as dependent upon our determination in the case of Boyd’s Appeal from the order of the Court of Common Pleas, striking off the decree of divorce in the case of Smith v. Smith. We have affirmed that appeal, and this leaves Mary C. Smith, widow of Harvey J. Smith, deceased, entitled to administration: and the decree of the Register’s Court, affirming the revocation of letters of administration cum test, annexo to the appellant by the register, and granting letters to the said Mary 0. Smithj is…
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