Wright's Appeal
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
May 12. This was an appeal by John L. Wright, from the decree of the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster county, in the matter of the distribution of the balance of the fund, raised by the sale of the real estate of John Evans, a lunatic, under an order of court upon the application of his committee, amongst the creditors of the said lunatic.
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May 12. This was an appeal by John L. Wright, from the decree of the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster county, in the matter of the distribution of the balance of the fund, raised by the sale of the real estate of John Evans, a lunatic, under an order of court upon the application of his committee, amongst the creditors of the said lunatic. It appeared by the report of the creditors, that the claims against the lunatic were very numerous, and some of them of a very doubtful character. It was therefore agreed by and between the parties interested, that the auditor should merely report to the…
1Opinion of the CourtCoulter, J.
This is a case of the first impression in this court; and its interest is greatly enhanced by the hopeless condition of the unfortunate class of human beings whose interests it regards. Everywhere in the civilized world the deprivation of reason has been and is considered a valid claim, not merely upon the sympathy, but also upon the protection of organized society. In some of the less polished nations, lunatics are regarded as under the especial protection of heaven, which has seen fit to deprive them of the powers of protecting themselves, and they are regarded for that reason with…
2Cited by11 opinions
- Nolan v. GarrisonMichigan Supreme Court · 1909
- Bennett v. Hayden, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Westmoreland County1892
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Flowers v. FlowersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
- Commonwealth v. Sassaman, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Berks County1947
- Moore's CaseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
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