Ohio-Pennsylvania Joint Stock Land Bank v. Blough

Opinion by

Stadteeld, 3.,

Jacob P. Speicher died intestate in 1882, survived by his widow, Barbara Speicher, now Barbara Lehman, and several children. In the same year, his administrators petitioned the Orphans’ Court for an order for the sale of decedent’s real estate for the payment of debts. The court authorized the sale and, on the 21st day of December, 1882, made an order providing, inter alia, “One-third to remain a lien for the widow, after the payment of debts.”

On March 5, 1883, the administrators made the return to said order, setting forth that they had sold the decedent’s real estate…