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· 5/13/1889

Barton v. Benson

Citations

  • 126 Pa. 431
  • 17 A. 642
  • 1889 Pa. LEXIS 893

Syllabus

<p>A contract between two lien creditors by which one of them, is not to bid at an Orphans’ Court sale of real estate, if not made known to the heirs of the decedent and their consent obtained, is contrary to public policy and void, even though the real estate sold was not worth the amountoftheliensagainsl.it: Maii'etv. liams, 103 Pa. 266, distinguished.</p>

Judges: McCollum, Mitchell, Paxson, Sterrett, Williams

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