· 4/16/1901
Brenneman' Estate
Citations
- 17 Pa. Super. 75
- 1901 Pa. Super. LEXIS 256
Syllabus
<p>Contract — Agreement in writing — Seal—Consideration—Family settlement.</p> <p>An agreement in writing, under seal, based by its own recitals on a “valuable consideration,” between brothers and sisters, the purpose of which is the equalization of the distribution of an estate, and therefore in the nature of a family settlement, is a binding and enforceable obligation.</p>
Judges: Beaver, Orlady, Portee, Porter, Rice
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