Thomas v. Johnson

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Allen M. Stearne,

The orphans’ court has exclusive jurisdiction over the settlement, administration and distribution of a decedent’s estate. While the question of jurisdiction was not presented to the court below, we are required to consider it: Gilbert Estate, 350 Pa. 13, 16, 38 A. 2d 277.

An injunction was granted by the court of common pleas against the testamentary trustee under the will of a decedent prohibiting a transfer of voting trust certificates (assets of the trust estate) to herself as trustee under an inter vivos trust deed which she had executed. Frederick…