Edgar v. Shields
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the District Court of Allegheny county. This was an action of assumpsit by Wm. Edgar, administrator of Edward Wilson, deceased, against James Shields and Jane, his wife, to recover $253, with interest from October 2, 1849. Edward Wilson died at the St. Clair Hotel, in Pittsburgh, on the 17th of June, 1849, unmarried and without issue. After his death, his remains were removed to the house of his mother, the said Jane Shields.
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Error to the District Court of Allegheny county. This was an action of assumpsit by Wm. Edgar, administrator of Edward Wilson, deceased, against James Shields and Jane, his wife, to recover $253, with interest from October 2, 1849. Edward Wilson died at the St. Clair Hotel, in Pittsburgh, on the 17th of June, 1849, unmarried and without issue. After his death, his remains were removed to the house of his mother, the said Jane Shields. The day after his death the sum of $300, in bank notes, was found in a “pillow slip,” brought from the hotel with the deceased, which belonged to him. Mrs.…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered
by Woodward, J.
— The opinion of the court is a clear and concise statement of the law of the case, and we affirm the judgment for the reasons given.
Judgment affirmed.
Lewis, C. J., dissented.
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