Cunnius v. Reading School District
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 351, Jan. T., 1902, by-defendant, from judgment of Superior Court, Oct. T., 1901, No. 48, affirming judgment of C. P. Berks Co., Aug. T., 1899, No. 64, in case of Margaret Cunnius, now Margaret Smith, v, Reading School District. Appeal from Superior Court. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court and by the report of the case, 21 Pa. Superior Ct. 340. Mrror assigned was the judgment of the Superior Court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Mitchell,
The regulation of the title and devolution of property within its limits is within the control and jurisdiction of the state.
The rules of evidence for the judicial ascertainment of facts in its courts, and as a corollary, the establishment of legal presumptions, are also within the control and jurisdiction of the state.
Bearing these two axioms in mind let us examine the act of 1885 which is involved in the present dase. It provides that whenever application shall be made for letters of administration on the estate of any person supposed to be dead on account of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Scott v. McNealSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Devlin v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1882
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- Garrett's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
- Commonwealth v. Dollar Savings BankSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1917
- Germantown Trust Co. v. PowellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1919
- Philadelphia Electric Company CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1945
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