Faust Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Me. Justice Allen M. Steaene,
This appeal is from a definitive decree of the Orphans’ Court of Montgomery County disallowing credit for additional commissions paid to the executor and for counsel fees paid by the executor in connection with a will contest, in which the will was sustained.
According to the adjudication the gross principal estate amounted to $118,370.55, and income on personalty $10,652.51 and rents $1,119.50. The auditing judge allowed the fiduciary as compensation five per cent on these amounts, totaling $6,507.14. The sum of $3,492.86, claimed by the executor as…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Rambo's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
- Strickler EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1946
- Yerkes's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1882
- Royer's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1850
- Arnold's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1916
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3Cited by28 opinions
- LaRocca EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
- In Re Estate of BreyerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Thompson WillSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
- Fraiman EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
- Jones EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
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