Legal Opinion

Miller v. Schneider

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 14, 1835PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Partition. — It was agreed'that the court should give judgment and award a writ to make partition according to the purparts of the parties, in case they were of opinion that the plaintiffs were entitled to partition. A case was stated for the opinion of the court in substance as follows :

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Sergeant, J.

The question in this case is, whether in the events that have occurred, the limitations in trust for the separate use of the daughters for life, and then over, take effect. If they do not, the plaintiffs are entitled, under the will, to one fourth each of the real estate, as tenants in common. It is admitted by the defendant, that the one fourth which belonged to Michael, passed, on his dying intestate and without issue, to the plaintiffs and defendant, as his heirs at law, and that the plaintiffs are entitled to one third each of that one…

2Cited by1 opinion

  1. J. U. & H. M. Payne & Co. v. DejeanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1880

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