Merkel's Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 173, July T., 1892, by Sarah Ann Merkel, administratrix of John Merkel, deceased, and Charles Folk, guardian of the minor children, from decree of O. C. Berks Co., dismissing exceptions to adjudication. Audit of account of Sarah Ann Merkel, administratrix of John Merkel, deceased. The facts as found by the auditing judge, Bland, P. J., are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court.
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Appeal, No. 173, July T., 1892, by Sarah Ann Merkel, administratrix of John Merkel, deceased, and Charles Folk, guardian of the minor children, from decree of O. C. Berks Co., dismissing exceptions to adjudication. Audit of account of Sarah Ann Merkel, administratrix of John Merkel, deceased. The facts as found by the auditing judge, Bland, P. J., are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. The auditing judge refused to allow the claim of the accountant for advances which she had made to the amount of |1,360 to pay off debts of decedent. He also refused to allow the claim of Charles Folk,…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Dean,
John Merkel, of Longswamp township, Berks county, died intestate August, 1872, leaving a widow, Sarah Ann Merkel, and five minor children, Peter, Albert, Harvey, William, and Catharine; Peter, the oldest, was aged about sixteen years at his father’s death, and William, the youngest, about three years. The widow took out letters of administration; Charles Folk, her brother, was appointed guardian of all the children.
The intestate’s personal estate, principally farm stock, was valued at $1,072.54. He owned the farm of sixty acres on which he lived; this was worth at…
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