Lock v. Estate of Lloyd
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
UPON the information of Thomas Lock, the Escheator General issued his precept to the sheriff of Chester county, to impannel an inquest for the purpose of ing, whether John Lloyd deceased, had died without heirs or known kindred, possessed of any estate real or personal in that county, and in whose hands or possession the was; and the inquest, on the 26th of February last, found that he did so die, leaving monies, goods and chattels the amount of 640 dollars 28 cents, in the…
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UPON the information of Thomas Lock, the Escheator General issued his precept to the sheriff of Chester county, to impannel an inquest for the purpose of ing, whether John Lloyd deceased, had died without heirs or known kindred, possessed of any estate real or personal in that county, and in whose hands or possession the was; and the inquest, on the 26th of February last, found that he did so die, leaving monies, goods and chattels the amount of 640 dollars 28 cents, in the hands of Joseph Hall. Flail had previously taken out letters of administration to * * Lloyd,, and filed an inventory;…
1Opinion of the Court
Tilghman C. J.
In pursuance of a writ issued by the escheator general, at the instance of Thomas Lock, an inquest was held in the county of Chester, who found that John Lloyd deceased, died without heirs, or known kindred, leaving goods and chattels to the amount of 640 dollars 28§ cents in the hands of Joseph Hall. The inquisition has been returned to this Court, by virtue of the act “ to declare and regulate escheats,” passed the 29th of September 1787; 2 Smith’s Laws 425; and Joseph Hall appears, and desires to traverse the inquisition.
It is provided by the fifth section of the act, that…
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