Assigned Estate of Strickler

Citations

• 182 Pa. 253
• 37 A. 999
• 1897 Pa. LEXIS 802

Syllabus

<p>Bond — Gift—Evidence.</p> <p>B. gave his son-in-law, S., $7,800 with which to buy a farm, and took therefor an ordinary money bond, by which it was provided that the money was to be accounted for without interest when a final settlement was made of B.’s estate. S.’s wife died before B. or S., and after her death S. became insolvent and made an assignment for the benefit of creditors. Held, (1) that the bond could not be construed as a gift by way of advancement from B. to S; (2) that it was not to be settled for after B.’s death by charging it against his daughter’s share of his estate, but B. was entitled to share as a creditor in the distribution of S.’s assigned estate.</p>