Kern's Estate
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 178, Oct. T., 1901, by Milton Yohn and William Yohn, from decree of O. C. Lancaster Co., Jan. T., 1900, No. 258, dismissing exceptions to auditor’s report in the Estate of Israel Kern, Deceased. Exceptions to report of John W. Appel, Esq., auditor. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court.
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Appeal, No. 178, Oct. T., 1901, by Milton Yohn and William Yohn, from decree of O. C. Lancaster Co., Jan. T., 1900, No. 258, dismissing exceptions to auditor’s report in the Estate of Israel Kern, Deceased. Exceptions to report of John W. Appel, Esq., auditor. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Error assigned among others was in overruling first exception to auditor’s report, viz: “ The auditor erred in allowing the claim of Elizabeth Kern, widow of the decedent, and awarding her $5,166.43.”
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Rice, P. J.,
The decedent was guardian of the minor children of W. *507Styer, deceased, and the appellants were sureties on his bond. After the death of the guardian his administrators filed an account of his administration of that trust which showed a balance in his hands of $1,079.77, to which exceptions were filed by these appellants. It was stated at bar, that these exceptions have been overruled and the account confirmed. In the distribution of the estate of the decedent, Henry Hillard, who was appointed guardian of the Styer children to succeed the decedent, presented before the…
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