Case Name: Dunn's Executors v. The American Philosophical Society
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 1845-12
Citations: 2 Pa. 75
Docket Number: 
Parties: Dunn’s Executors v. The American Philosophical Society.
Judges: 
Reporter: Pennsylvania State Reports
Volume: 2
Pages: 75–75

Head Matter:
Dunn’s Executors v. The American Philosophical Society.
The court will not interfere, to stay execution by executors against legatee, but where it is clear the estate is sufficient to pay the legacy.
Dec. 13. N. Dunn, being a creditor of the society, bequeathed them a legacy, payable in the event of his estate proving sufficient to pay prior legacies.
His executors having issued execution on their judgment, a motion, for a rule to show cause why the judgment should not be opened and execution set aside, was made. The execution having been stayed on affidavit during vacation, according to the practice in this court, the defendants were heard as if the motion was now made.
Wharton and Kane
argued the bequest was a release, or at least a set-off, and that they should be permitted to show the legacy would be paid.
Meredith, for plaintiff.

Opinion:
Rogers, J.
— It is at least doubtful whether the legacy will be reached, and the court should not interfere except in a perfectly clear case. Rule refused.