Casely's Estate
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 146, Oct. T., 1903, by John A. Casely, from decree of O. C. Phila. Co., Oct. T., 1892, No. 585, dismissing exceptions to adjudication in estate of Alexander Casely, deceased. Exceptions to adjudication.
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Appeal, No. 146, Oct. T., 1903, by John A. Casely, from decree of O. C. Phila. Co., Oct. T., 1892, No. 585, dismissing exceptions to adjudication in estate of Alexander Casely, deceased. Exceptions to adjudication. At the audit before Ferguson, J., objections were made to the following items in the account: Commissions to accountant .... $274 87 Commissions to A. C. Wheller, real estate agent 274 87 Fee to D. J. Callaghan, Esq. .... 150 00 The adjudication was in part as follows : The auditing judge does not see any reason why the accountant should not have his commission. The amount charged…
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Rice, P. J.,
Counsel for appellant state the principal question for decision as follows : “ Where a trustee under a will, himself personally collects rents and personally receipts the tenant’s book and personally attends to the repairs, is said trustee entitled to a credit on his account of five per cent commission as trustee, and also to an additional five per cent commission upon the rents collected alleged to have been paid a real estate agent ? ”
Having regard to the principles upon which commissions are allowed to a trustee, we do not see how an unqualified answer, either in the…
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