Long v. Long
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
WRIT of error to the district court of the city and county of Lancaster. Bradford, president. This was. an action of debt by Abraham Long against Benjamin Long, with notice to Conrad Zeigler terre tenant, which arose out of the following facts. Harman Long died seised of a large real estate, leaving a paper which purported to be his will, and about the validity of which his heirs at law disputed.
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WRIT of error to the district court of the city and county of Lancaster. Bradford, president. This was. an action of debt by Abraham Long against Benjamin Long, with notice to Conrad Zeigler terre tenant, which arose out of the following facts. Harman Long died seised of a large real estate, leaving a paper which purported to be his will, and about the validity of which his heirs at law disputed. This resulted in a written agreement between them all, some of them being of age, others minors who were represented by guardians, and others married daughters, with whom their husbands joined, by…
1Opinion of the Court
*266The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Kennedy, J.
This is an action of debt, brought by- Samuel Long, for his own use, in the name of Jlbraham Long, against Benjamin Long, with notice to Conrad Zeigler. The bills of exception, and the errors assigned, raise two questions.
1. Whether the action can be maintained so as to entitle the plaintiff to a judgment, to be levied out of the land in the possession of Conrad Zeigler, which he bought at sheriff’s sale as the property of Benjamin Long, the defendant in this action, subject to the payment of the debt herein claimed.
2. Whether Benjamin Long,…
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