Howell's Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 151, Jan. T., 1922, by Commonwealth Title Ins. & Trust Co. et al., executors of the will of Joshua R. Jones, deceased, from decree of C. P. No. 3, Phila. Co., June T., 1907, No. 2616, dismissing exceptions to auditor’s report, in estate of Rebecca L. Howell, deceased. Exceptions to report of Ulysses S. Koons, Esq., auditor. Before Febguson, J. Rebecca L. Howell died April 7,1920. Tbe opinion of tbe Supreme Court states the facts. Exceptions dismissed.
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Appeal, No. 151, Jan. T., 1922, by Commonwealth Title Ins. & Trust Co. et al., executors of the will of Joshua R. Jones, deceased, from decree of C. P. No. 3, Phila. Co., June T., 1907, No. 2616, dismissing exceptions to auditor’s report, in estate of Rebecca L. Howell, deceased. Exceptions to report of Ulysses S. Koons, Esq., auditor. Before Febguson, J. Rebecca L. Howell died April 7,1920. Tbe opinion of tbe Supreme Court states the facts. Exceptions dismissed. Commonwealth Title Insurance & Trust Co., executors of Joshua R. Jones, deceased, appealed. Error assigned{, inter alia, was…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Me. Justice Schaffee,
In this proceeding, — the audit of the final account of the guardian of Rebecca L. Howell, an insane person, deceased, — the executors of Joshua R. Jones appeal from a decree denying their right to participate in the distribution of the principal of her estate.
The claim of appellants is based on an assignment made by D. Zophar Howell to Joshua R. Jones; the former *52was ‘the son-in-law of the latter, and Rebeoca L. Howell, his, Howell’s, aunt. She was the daughter of Zophar C. Howell, out of whose estate primarily arises the fund in question. By his will, he…
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