Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1904

Brown's Estate

Brown's Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Decided December 31, 1904 · Brown, Dean, Fell, Mestrezat, Mitchell, Thompson
210 Pa. 499; 60 A. 149

Brown's Estate

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam,

The evidence is clear and the court has found it to be credible, that the decedent received the money from the claimant either as a loan or for purpose of investment for her. He was therefore charged with the burden of showing either payment or an accounting. His sudden death left the matter in obscurity but the burden of proof was still upon his representatives and they have failed to meet it.

Decree affirmed,

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