Supreme Court of Pennsylvania July 2, 1874 (Shearer v. Brinley)

Mr. Justice Sharswood

delivered the opinion of the court, July 2d 1874.

By the 34th section of the Act of February 24th 1834, Pamph. L. 80, it was enacted that “ in all actions against the executors or administrators of a decedent, who shall have left real estate, where' the plaintiff intends to charge such real estate witlf the payment of his debt,” the widow and heirs, or devisees, shall be