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Shakely ex rel. Bartley v. Guthrie

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 12, 1896No. Appeal, No. 36PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Appeal, No. 36, April T., 1896, by defendants, from judgment of O. P. Armstrong Co., March T., 1892, No. 88, on verdict for plaintiff. Scire facias to charge real estate, of which defendant was alleged to have died seized, with tbe payment of a debt reduced to judgment after bis decease. Before Raybtjrn, P. J. Tbe following facts are stated in tbe opinion of tbe Superior Court.

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Appeal, No. 36, April T., 1896, by defendants, from judgment of O. P. Armstrong Co., March T., 1892, No. 88, on verdict for plaintiff. Scire facias to charge real estate, of which defendant was alleged to have died seized, with tbe payment of a debt reduced to judgment after bis decease. Before Raybtjrn, P. J. Tbe following facts are stated in tbe opinion of tbe Superior Court. “ Andrew Bott by bis deed dated tbe 24th day of February, 1881, conveyed to his daughter, Mary Jane Murdock, bis farm, situated in Perry township, Armstrong county, Pa., containing one hundred acres, which he had…

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Beaver, J.,

(after reciting the facts as above) :

It is claimed by the appellant here that the real estate of Andrew Bott was not bound by the judgment entered in No. 78 of December term, 1886, the suit not having been brought until after his death and his real estate having been conveyed in his lifetime to his daughter, Mary Jane Murdock. If the deed of Andrew Bott to Mary Jane Murdock, dated February 24, 1881, conveys a good title to the real estate therein described as against creditors of the said Bott, who were such at the time of the making of the deed, this contention of the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Shontz v. BrownSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1856
  2. Hennon v. McClaneSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1879
  3. Corrigan's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1876
  4. Pattison v. StewartSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1843
  5. Stafford v. StaffordSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1856

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Downing v. GaultSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1898
  2. Low v. IvySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1899
  3. Department of Public Assistance v. Kovacs, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Fayette County1942
  4. Department of Public Assistance v. Weilgus, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County1942

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