Snyder v. Bull
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jacob Snyder and others v. John J. Crouse and John Bull, Jr., executors of the alleged last will and testament of Andrew Snyder, deceased. Appeal from the Register’s Court of Lycoming county. In the matter of the last will and testament of Andrew Snyder, deceased, late of Muncy Creek township. November 13, 1846, will admitted to probate and letters testamentary granted thereon to John Bull, Jr., and John J. Crouse. Plaintiffs appeal from the decision of the register.
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Jacob Snyder and others v. John J. Crouse and John Bull, Jr., executors of the alleged last will and testament of Andrew Snyder, deceased. Appeal from the Register’s Court of Lycoming county. In the matter of the last will and testament of Andrew Snyder, deceased, late of Muncy Creek township. November 13, 1846, will admitted to probate and letters testamentary granted thereon to John Bull, Jr., and John J. Crouse. Plaintiffs appeal from the decision of the register. Appeal filed December 31, 1847. January 6, 1848, citation issued to the executors above named, and to David Snyder, Philip…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Gibson, C. J.
As the Act of 1848 cannot have a retrospective effect consistently with the constitution, it is to be laid out of the case, which will then stand on the Act of 1833. The questions for decision will be, whether the attesting signature of Crouse, authenticated by evidence of his handwriting, stands for proof of execution by one witness ? And whether the attesting signature of Pott, as explained and rebutted by his testimony, stands for proof by another ?
The- handwriting of a witness interested at the time of attestation, would be more…
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