Armstrong v. Walker
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 404, Jan. T., 1892, by plaintiffs, Belle M. Armstrong et al., legatees and devisees of John W. Walker, deceased, from decree of C. P. Erie Co., Nov. T., 1889, No. 1, for defendants, in partition, against Jobn W. Walker, and the Marine National Bank, vendee of Thomas Bill for partition praying for allotment of purparts, subject to the condition that defendants pay indebtedness to estate before acquiring title; or decree of sale, and general relief.
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Appeal, No. 404, Jan. T., 1892, by plaintiffs, Belle M. Armstrong et al., legatees and devisees of John W. Walker, deceased, from decree of C. P. Erie Co., Nov. T., 1889, No. 1, for defendants, in partition, against Jobn W. Walker, and the Marine National Bank, vendee of Thomas Bill for partition praying for allotment of purparts, subject to the condition that defendants pay indebtedness to estate before acquiring title; or decree of sale, and general relief. The court, Gunnison, P. J., after reference to a master, and commissioners to divide, allotted purparts to defendants, without…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mb,. Justice Heydbick,
The facts have not been as fully found by the master as could be desired. From his report, however, supplemented by the undisputed evidence, it appears that John H. Walker, being seized and possessed of considerable real and personal estate, by his will, after directing that his children should live together and occupy his homestead for the period of fifteen years at least, and as much longer as should meet the approval of the majority of them, and that his son Thomas M. should not be held, beyond the fair value of certain city lots sold to him, for the…
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