Miller v. Miller
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
APPEAL FROM THE DECREE OF THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF BERKS COUNTY. No. 119 January Term 1887, Sup. Ct. On December 16, 1876, a bill in equity was filed in which Charles H. Miller and Elvira, his wife, in right of said Elvira, were plaintiffs and Henry H. Miller, defendant, which in substance averred: That Henry Miller died May 9,1864, devising to his two sons, Henry H. and Charles H., 188 acres of land charged with legacies amounting to $10,000, bequeathing to these sons…
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APPEAL FROM THE DECREE OF THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF BERKS COUNTY. No. 119 January Term 1887, Sup. Ct. On December 16, 1876, a bill in equity was filed in which Charles H. Miller and Elvira, his wife, in right of said Elvira, were plaintiffs and Henry H. Miller, defendant, which in substance averred: That Henry Miller died May 9,1864, devising to his two sons, Henry H. and Charles H., 188 acres of land charged with legacies amounting to $10,000, bequeathing to these sons the residue of his estate and appointing them his executors. That letters testamentary were granted to Henry H. Miller…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion,
Mr. Justice Clark:
In order to have a complete understanding of this ease, a statement of the material facts is necessary.. On the 23d March, 1872, Reuben Klopp obtained a judgment against Charles H. and Henry H. Miller, upon a bond for $1,500, in which Charles was the principal debtor, and Henry, the surety. The judgment having been paid by and transferred to Henry, he issued execution, and levied upon Charles’s interest in a tract of land containing 183 acres, situate in Berks county, and thereupon this bill in equity was filed by Charles H. Miller and Elvira his wife, in the right…
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