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· 5/27/1889

Appeal of Lewis

Citations

  • 127 Pa. 127
  • 17 A. 805
  • 1889 Pa. LEXIS 1093

Syllabus

<p>Tlie finding of an auditor, that an heir at law had been advanced by the decedent in the purchase of a farm the deed for which was made directly to the son, being based upon sufficient evidence and approved by the court, the decree confirming the report, etc., will not be reversed.</p>

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • requiring Board to make a determination using record before referee if claimant’s absence at referee’s hearing was not excused by proper cause
  • if no proper cause for reopening the record, the Board must address the merits based on the record before the referee
  • even if the claimant is absent from the hearing, the referee should render a decision on the merits and make findings of fact based on the evidence in the record

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Judges: Clark, Collum, Green, Paxson, Williams

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