Moores' Appeals
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeals from the Orphans’ Court of Cambria county. These were two appeals, the one by T. Blair Moore, acting administrator of Charles H. Iieyer, deceased, and the other by Johnston Moore, guardian of the minor children of the said Charles II. Iieyer, deceased, from the decree of the Orphans’ Court, distributing the assets in the hands of the said administrator.
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Appeals from the Orphans’ Court of Cambria county. These were two appeals, the one by T. Blair Moore, acting administrator of Charles H. Iieyer, deceased, and the other by Johnston Moore, guardian of the minor children of the said Charles II. Iieyer, deceased, from the decree of the Orphans’ Court, distributing the assets in the hands of the said administrator. In 1848, John Fenlon and Charles H. Iieyer, attorneys at law, entered into partnership under the firm name of Fenlon & Iieyer; which continued until dissolved by the death of Mr. Heyer, on the 25th December 1855. On the 12th March…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Lowrie, C. J.
The Act of 11th April 1848, § 4, by making the representatives of a deceased partner liable to suit for partnership debts, independently of the insolvency of the surviving partner, makes the estate of the former unconditionally liable for such debts. It was only because the remedies were defective, that it was before exempt. It follows, of course, that the creditors may demand payment on the distribution of the estate in the Orphans’ Court; and they are not barred of this right, because of having obtained a judgment in the Common Pleas…
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