Everman's Appeal
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal from the Orphans’ Court of Philadelphia: in the estate of John W. Logan, deceased, No. 341 to January Term 1870. On the 20th of November 1869, Margaret S. Logan, administrator, &c., of the decedent, presented -a petition, setting forth that he had died intestate in January 1863, leaving herself, his widow, and two children, and seised in fee of a house and lot in Ann Street, Philadelphia; that his personal estate, amounting to $2378.59, was insufficient to pay his…
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Appeal from the Orphans’ Court of Philadelphia: in the estate of John W. Logan, deceased, No. 341 to January Term 1870. On the 20th of November 1869, Margaret S. Logan, administrator, &c., of the decedent, presented -a petition, setting forth that he had died intestate in January 1863, leaving herself, his widow, and two children, and seised in fee of a house and lot in Ann Street, Philadelphia; that his personal estate, amounting to $2378.59, was insufficient to pay his debts, which by a statement annexed to the petition appeared to amount to $8456.53; amongst which was a judgment for…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered,
by Agnew, J.
This is an appeal by a creditor from a decree of the Orphans’ Court ordering the sale of real estate for the payment of the debts of a decedent, and among them his own. It may be, that none of the debts are liens on the real estate of J. W. Logan, deceased, but the only parties interested in that question are not here contesting the order of sale. The heirs make no objection and the administratrix avers that there are debts having liens. A creditor, John W. Everman, supposing that he has a judgment which will estop the heirs from denying the…
2Cited by2 opinions
- Fonner v. McNurlin, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Greene County1933
- Phillips' EstatePennsylvania Orphans' Court, Beaver County · 1934