Estate of Lefevre
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Petition for reargument.* The petition for reargument was as follows : The petition of Sarah Leaman, who was a devisee of Christian H. Lefevre, deceased, respectfully represents that the account of the executors of said testator’s will was filed in the office of the register of Lancaster county, on February 14, 1891, and was presented, read and confirmed nisi on March 17,1891, and subsequently was confirmed absolutely, without any exceptions being taken or filed thereto;…
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Petition for reargument.* The petition for reargument was as follows : The petition of Sarah Leaman, who was a devisee of Christian H. Lefevre, deceased, respectfully represents that the account of the executors of said testator’s will was filed in the office of the register of Lancaster county, on February 14, 1891, and was presented, read and confirmed nisi on March 17,1891, and subsequently was confirmed absolutely, without any exceptions being taken or filed thereto; that according to said account, as subsequently modified, the entire balance required to pay all the debts of said…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Mitchell,
When this case was here before, 171 Pa. 404, the only question presented was the right of Witmer and Mrs. Shertz to |5,000 under the twenty-second clause of the testator’s will. It was held that the will gave it to them, and it appearing that the executors had received the amount from Franklin Lefevre and applied it to other purposes, the order was made that the account should be restated and the executors surcharged to that extent.
When the record went back to the orphans’ court an auditor was appointed, and reported that “ the relief sought by Witmer and Mrs.…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Lefevre's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1895
3Cited by1 opinion
- Lefevre's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1901