Commonwealth ex rel. McDonald v. Cooper

Citations

• 192 Pa. 424
• 44 A. 43
• 1899 Pa. LEXIS 935

Syllabus

<p>Principal and surety—Bond of administrator—Lien of decedent's debts— Act of February 24, 1834.</p> <p>The liability of a surety on a bond given by an administrator who lias been ordered to sell real estate, is within the meaning of section 24 of the Act of February 24, 1834, and in order to recover against the widow and heirs of the surety an action must be commenced, or a copy or written statement of the bond must be filed, within five years after the surety’s death.</p>