Legal Opinion

Heron v. Hoffner

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 13, 1832PublishedCited by 18 opinions

IN ERROR. Error to the District Court for the City and County of Philadelphia.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court, which renders any other statement of the case unnecessary, was delivered by

Kennedy, J.

This was a writ of error to the District Court of the city and county of Philadelphia. The defendants in error were the plaintiffs below, and brought this action against the plaintiff in error to recover seven hundred and five dollars the price of a lot of ground sold by George and John Hoffner, two of the plaintiffs below, as executors of the last will and testament of George Hoffner, Senior, deceased. The clause in the will under which it is alleged that the sale was made, is in…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Lessee of Zebach v. SmithSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1810
  2. Commonwealth ex rel. Huston v. MateerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1827
  3. Cauffman v. CauffmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1827

3Cited by18 opinions

  1. United States v. ToledoCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2014
  2. Gray v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1897
  3. Negley v. LindsaySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1871
  4. Clinefelter v. AyersIllinois Supreme Court · 1855
  5. Livingston v. ScullySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1886

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