Hoskinson's Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 158, Oct. T., 1920, by Mary S. Davis, decedent’s daughter, from decree of O. O. Greene Co., March T., 1920, No. 1920, dismissing exceptions to auditor’s report in estate of William P. Hoskinson, deceased. Exceptions, to report of Joseph Patton, Esq., auditor. Before Kay, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. The auditor held no interest was liable on legacies. The court dismissed exceptions thereto. Mary S. Davis, decedent’s daughter, appealed.
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Appeal, No. 158, Oct. T., 1920, by Mary S. Davis, decedent’s daughter, from decree of O. O. Greene Co., March T., 1920, No. 1920, dismissing exceptions to auditor’s report in estate of William P. Hoskinson, deceased. Exceptions, to report of Joseph Patton, Esq., auditor. Before Kay, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. The auditor held no interest was liable on legacies. The court dismissed exceptions thereto. Mary S. Davis, decedent’s daughter, appealed. Error assigned, inter alia, was decree, quoting it.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Frazer,
This is an appeal from a decree of the orphans’ court overruling exceptions to the report of an auditor, awarding distribution of funds in the hands of an administrator. The sole question presented for review is the correctness of the action of the court below in refusing to charge interest on the appraised value of land and bank stock testator gave to Ms sons at a value fixed by appraisers.
Testator died in 1908 and in his will devised a farm to one of his sons, subject to the reservation of mining rights, the son to take at a price or valuation to be fixed by…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Hermann's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1908
- Gunning's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1912
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