Commonwealth v. Beachly

Citations

• 262 Pa. 545
• 105 A. 820
• 1919 Pa. LEXIS 720

Syllabus

<p>Decedents’ estates — Liens for debts — Continuance of liens — • Lunacy — Acts of April 4,1197, P. L. 296; February 24,1884, P. L. 77; June 8,1898, P. L. 892, and June 14,1901, P. L. 562 — Statutes —Repeal.</p> <p>1. The Acts of February 24, 1834, P. L. 77; June 8, 1893, P. L. 392, and June 14, 1901, P. L. 562, relating to the continuing of liens against the real estate of a decedent, repeal the proviso in the fourth section of the Act of April 4, 1797, P. L. 296, affecting persons non compos mentis.</p> <p>2. When the surety of a committee of a lunatic dies, and thereafter the committee absconds with the money of the lunatic, the real estate of the deceased surety is discharged from the lien of the indebtedness of the committee, if a statement is not filed in the office of the prothonotary within two years after the death of the surety.</p>