Shakespeare v. Fidelity Insurance, Trust & Safe Deposit Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Court of Common Pleas, No. 1, of Philadelphia county : Of January Term, 1881, No. 49. This was an action of trover and conversion by Jamos II.
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Error to the Court of Common Pleas, No. 1, of Philadelphia county : Of January Term, 1881, No. 49. This was an action of trover and conversion by Jamos II. Shakespeare, administrator de bonis non, cum testamento annexo, of the estate of John B. Ackley, deceased, against The Fidelity Insurance, Trust and Safe Deposit Company of Philadelphia, for certain United States coupon bonds deposited with the defendants by the testator in his lifetime for safe-keeping, on special certificate of deposit. Upon the trial, May 28th 1880, before Allison, P. J., by agreement of the parties, the jury found a…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Sharswood
This case has been very ably and elaborately argued, and all the authorities examined and commented on. We do not, however *178deem it necessary to discuss the several questions presented. The main contention of the plaintiff in error is grounded upon the provision of the sixth section of the Act of March 15th 1832 (Pamph. L. 136), that “no letters testamentary, or of administration or otherwise, purporting to authorize any'person to intermeddle with the estate of a decedent, which may be granted out of this Commonwealth, shall confer upon such person any of the powers and authorities possessed…
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- Wilkins v. EllettSupreme Court of the United States · 1870
- Williams v. StorrsNew York Court of Chancery · 1822
- M'Cullough v. YoungSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1803
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- Stambach's EstatePennsylvania Orphans' Court, Philadelphia County · 1928