Bull v. Towson
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
ERROR to the Common Pleas of Chester county. This was a' feigned issue, directed by the Orphans’ Court, in which Sarah Towson was plaintiff, and Levi Bull and Samuel Shafer, executors of the last will and testament of Thomas Bull, deceased, defendants.
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ERROR to the Common Pleas of Chester county. This was a' feigned issue, directed by the Orphans’ Court, in which Sarah Towson was plaintiff, and Levi Bull and Samuel Shafer, executors of the last will and testament of Thomas Bull, deceased, defendants. Thomas Bull and another, guardians of the minor children of John Root, (of whom the plaintiff was one), in 1813 settled an account in the Orphans’ Court, showing a balance in their favour against the estate of John Root, which was duly confirmed. The administrators of Root, in 1815, settled a re-re-re-supplementary account, showing a balance…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Huston, J.
— This case presented the following facts. John Root died in Chester county about the year 1800, leaving issue Margaret, Samuel, John, William, Sarah and Elizabeth. Ephraim Allen and William Ross administered on his estate, and on the 17th of March 1801, Thomas Bull and Richard Templin were appointed guardians of his children, six in number. Sarah’s age was stated to be four years. The administrators settled several accounts at different times, from 1803 up to 1815. Previous to the second settlement Allen had sold a tract of land to pay…
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