Case Name: In the matter of Kenton a lunatic
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 1813-07-14
Citations: 5 Binn. 613
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the matter of Kenton a lunatic.
Judges: 
Reporter: Reports of cases adjudged in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (Binney)
Volume: 5
Pages: 613–613

Head Matter:
In the matter of Kenton a lunatic.
Philadelphia, Wednesday, July 14.
Before the requisitkm'take'n under acommisthTcourt may appoint a renatic’s estate!*1"
TN this case a commission in the nature of a writ de lunatico inquirendo had issued against George Kenton, returnable the last Monday of this month. The inquest had found the party to be a lunatic; but the inquisition not being 57et returnable, Drinker laid before the Court affidavits proving that the estate was suffering, and that there was no person to take care of it but the wife, who was addicted to intoxication; and on the authority of Lady Marr’s case , and Hell’s case , he moved the Court to appoint a receiver.
Ambl. 82.
3 Atk. 634.

Opinion:
The Court
accordingly appointed a receiver until further order, security to be given by the receiver and one good surety in 1000 dollars; and they ordered the bond to be made to the lunatic.