Legal Opinion

Roop v. Brubacker

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 1, 1829PublishedCited by 9 opinions

. This was an appeal from the decision of Tod, J., holding a Circuit Court for Dauphin county in JLpril, 1829. -

1Opinion of the Court

The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion of the court, which was delivered by

Huston, J.

John Brubacker had made his .will and died several years ago, and appointed Henry Brubacker and Christian Roop his executors. In his will he had devised to Christian Roop and wife, a part of his land, already surveyed off to him by J. Jones, valued at forty-five dollars per acre: to' his son Joseph, a part adjoining Roop’s, and up to a certain fence, for life; and, after his death, to be sold and equally divided between his sons Henry and John, and his son-in-law, Christian Roop: and to his son John…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Steigleman v. JeffriesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1815
  2. Heck v. ShenerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1818
  3. Roth v. MillerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1827
  4. Shepard v. MerrillNew York Court of Chancery · 1816
  5. Schlatter v. EtterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1825

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Patriotic Order Sons of America Hall Ass'n v. Hartford Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1931
  2. Oelbermann v. MerrittSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
  3. Thompson v. BlanchardSupreme Court of Iowa · 1855
  4. Congregation Of The Passion, Holy Cross Province v. Kidder Peabody & Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
  5. Congregation of the Passion, Holy Cross Province v. Kidder Peabody & Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986

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