Larson Estate

GREEVY, P. J.,

This case comes before us on a rule to show cause why the Estate of Walter Larson, deceased, should not sell a piece of realty in Lycoming County, known as the Walter Larson Farm, to Robert W. Haines and Lorraine M. Haines, his wife, for $18,000. The Game Commission of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has offered a larger price for the property.

The crucial question is whether this transaction is controlled by the Act of May 24, 1945, P. L. 944, sec. 1, 20 PS §818, which provides:

“When a fiduciary shall hereafter make a contract not requiring approval of court, or when the court…