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Rambo v. Pile

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 2, 1908No. Appeal, No. 262PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Appeal, No. 262, Jan. T., 1907, by plaintiff, from order of O. P. Ho. 3, Phila. Co., June T., 1905, Ho. 737, entering judgment for defendant on referee’s report in case of Ritter L. C. Rambo, Executor, etc., of Elizabeth S. Burton, deceased, v. Charles II. Pile and William T. Clark, administrators pendente lite of the Estate of Amos Burton, deceased. Exceptions to report of Ira J. Williams, Esq., referee. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the case..

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Appeal, No. 262, Jan. T., 1907, by plaintiff, from order of O. P. Ho. 3, Phila. Co., June T., 1905, Ho. 737, entering judgment for defendant on referee’s report in case of Ritter L. C. Rambo, Executor, etc., of Elizabeth S. Burton, deceased, v. Charles II. Pile and William T. Clark, administrators pendente lite of the Estate of Amos Burton, deceased. Exceptions to report of Ira J. Williams, Esq., referee. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the case.. Error assigned was in entering judgment for defendant.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Mestrezat,

This is a feigned issue to determine the ownership of $8,314.71 which stood to the credit of “ Amos Burton, trasteé for E. S. Githens,” on the books of the banking department of the Integrity Title Insurance, Trust and Safe Deposit Company, at the time of the death of Amos Burton, January 26,1905. The plaintiff is the executor of Elizabeth S. Burton, the cestui que trust named on the books of the bank, and the defendants are the administrators of Amos Burton, the trustee. The contest, therefore, in the court below and here is between the representatives of the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Estate of GaffneyPennsylvania Orphans' Court, Cambria County · 1892
  2. Merigan v. McGonigleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1903

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Scanlon's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1933
  2. Brose EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
  3. Eschen v. SteersCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1926
  4. Ingels EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
  5. Downey v. Duquesne City BankSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1941

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