Sheetz's Appeal
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal from tho Orphans’ Court of Philadelphia county: Of January Term 1882, No. 55. This was an appeal by Daniel Sheetz from a decree of the said court, overruling exceptions filed by him to the adjudication of the judge auditing tho account of William Overington and Edward J. Bobinson, executors of tho last will and testament of Bobert Whitaker, deceased.
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Appeal from tho Orphans’ Court of Philadelphia county: Of January Term 1882, No. 55. This was an appeal by Daniel Sheetz from a decree of the said court, overruling exceptions filed by him to the adjudication of the judge auditing tho account of William Overington and Edward J. Bobinson, executors of tho last will and testament of Bobert Whitaker, deceased. Tho facts of the case, as they appeared on the audit, before Ashman, J., were as follows: Bobert Whitaker died August 23d 187S. On the 12th day of September 1878, Wm. B. Dickerson presented to the register of wills for probato, a jjaper…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sterrett
After a protracted and vigorously conducted contest, the paper writing purporting to be the last will and testament of *200Eobert Whitaker, deceased, was decided to be a forgery, and letters testamentary were granted to the executors of the genuine will. The forged will was produced for probate by W. E. Dickerson, Esq., who had been the friend and legal adviser of the deceased. A caveat was filed, and after a large amount of testimony had been taken, an issue was directed to determine the validity of the alleged will. When the issue came on for trial in the Court of Common Pleas No. 1, an…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Scott's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1845
- Geddis's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1840
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