Fulton's Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 288, Jan. T., 1900, by James C. Fulton, executor of James S. Fulton, deceased, from decree of O. C. York Co., sustaining exceptions to auditor’s report in the estate of A. C. Fulton, deceased. Exceptions to report of Daniel K. Trimmer, Esq., auditor. The facts appear by the previous reports of the case in 178 Pa. 78,'and 192 Pa. 60, and by the opinion of W. F. Bay Stewabt, P. J., which was as follows: The controversy raised by these exceptions is becoming hoary.
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Appeal, No. 288, Jan. T., 1900, by James C. Fulton, executor of James S. Fulton, deceased, from decree of O. C. York Co., sustaining exceptions to auditor’s report in the estate of A. C. Fulton, deceased. Exceptions to report of Daniel K. Trimmer, Esq., auditor. The facts appear by the previous reports of the case in 178 Pa. 78,'and 192 Pa. 60, and by the opinion of W. F. Bay Stewabt, P. J., which was as follows: The controversy raised by these exceptions is becoming hoary. It met me when I first ascended this bench more than four years ago, and it is still here with possibly a little less…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mb. Justice Mitchell,
The opinion of the learned judge below states with entire accuracy the present position of this controversy, and the results of the decisions in 178 Pa. 78, and 192 Pa. 60. We therefore affirm the older on his opinion, but equity under all the circumstances requires a slight modification. The parties have been distinctly notified, both by the orphans’ court and by this court, that their accounts could not be settled in this proceeding, and that it was a case for amicable reference or a bill in equity. The fact that the appellee’s claim has been reduced to two…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- In re Estate of FultonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1896
- Fulton v. MillerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1899
3Cited by3 opinions
- Mellon EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Mulligan's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1922
- Jones' EstatePennsylvania Orphans' Court, Lackawanna County · 1937