Guardian's Sale of Real Estate Outside County of Appointment

The question of proper procedure has arisen in several cases where guardians appointed by this court desire to sell under the Revised Price Act of June 7, 1917, *151P. L. 388, 20 PS §1561 et seq., real estate located in other counties.

It is, of course, well settled that under section 1 of that act, as well as under the original Price Act of April 18, 1853, P. L. 503, an effective decree of sale can be made only by the appropriate court of the county wherein the land lies: Morrison et al. v. Nellis et al., 115 Pa. 41. But as the court of appointment of the guardian is the proper court to which the…