Parker's Appeal
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 281, to January Term 1869, from the decree of the Orphans’ Court of Philadelphia on the estate of Isaac Brown Parker, deceased. The decedent died in Burlington, New Jersey, on the 19th of September 1865, having made his will, dated August 18th of the same year. The will was proved in -New Jersey October 5th, and letters testamentary issued to John Brown Parker and Frederick Watts, the executors named in it.
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Appeal, No. 281, to January Term 1869, from the decree of the Orphans’ Court of Philadelphia on the estate of Isaac Brown Parker, deceased. The decedent died in Burlington, New Jersey, on the 19th of September 1865, having made his will, dated August 18th of the same year. The will was proved in -New Jersey October 5th, and letters testamentary issued to John Brown Parker and Frederick Watts, the executors named in it. Assets of the estate were in Pennsylvania, and on the 80th of November 1865 administration c. t. a. was granted in Philadelphia to the executors. Amongst other provisions of…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered, May 11th 1869, by
Thompson, C. J.
The cases of Mothland v. Wireman, 3 Penna. 188, and Dent’s Appeal, 10 Harris 514, abundantly show that assets are not to be transmitted to the administrator or executor of the domicil when there are domestic claimants or claimants within the jurisdiction of the ancillary administration. It would be a waste of time to discuss what we see so ably discussed in the opinion of Lewis, C. J., in the last-mentioned case.
There are a number of legatees under the will of Isaac Brown Parker in this Commonwealth, and it being admitted…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Chew's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1844
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