Simpson's Estate
Citations
- 39 Pa. Super. 382
- 1909 Pa. Super. LEXIS 496
Syllabus
<p>Decedents’ estates — Orphans’ court sales — Conversion—Act of June 12, 1893, P. L. 461.</p> <p>An orphans’ court sale does not divest the title of the heirs until after confirmation thereof and conveyance delivered under the order of the court. The sale, even after confirmation, does not divest the title of the heirs of the decedent, for it remains in the power of the court until a deed has been executed and delivered. Until then no conversion takes place, and if the heir of the decedent dies, even subsequently to the confirmation of the report of sale, but before the deed, his interest descends as land, and not as money.</p>
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “The rule that an attorney or agent, to bind his principal, must sign the name of the principal, applies only to deeds and not to simple contracts.”
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Judges: Beaver, Head, Henderson, Morrison, Orlady, Porter, Rice
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