Marr's Appeal
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal from the Orphans’ Court of Philadelphia: In the estate of Caroline Gould (now Marr), a minor; No. 305, of January Term 1873. On the 28th of September 1867, Caroline Gould presented a petition to the Orphans’ Court of Philadelphia, setting forth that she now resided in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and “is the daughter of Isaac Gould, deceased, late of Trenton, New Jersey ; that on the 19th day of February A. D. 1864, William Grant was appointed by this court, guardian…
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Appeal from the Orphans’ Court of Philadelphia: In the estate of Caroline Gould (now Marr), a minor; No. 305, of January Term 1873. On the 28th of September 1867, Caroline Gould presented a petition to the Orphans’ Court of Philadelphia, setting forth that she now resided in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and “is the daughter of Isaac Gould, deceased, late of Trenton, New Jersey ; that on the 19th day of February A. D. 1864, William Grant was appointed by this court, guardian of the person and estate of your petitioner, and that the estate of the petitioner, to the amount of $50,000, has passed…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Mercur
This was an application hy the appellant to have a decree of the Orphans’ Court vacated, which had discharged the appellee as her guardian. The object was to have the decree removed so as to compel him to file and settle the account of his guardianship.
On the day after the appellant became of full age, she had made a final settlement with the appellee. She had then duly executed, under seal, acknowledged and delivered to him, a full release as her guardian, both in New Jersey and in Pennsylvania. About a month after its execution, on the presentation of a petition duly signed and acknowledged…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Clarke v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1838
- Lukens's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1844
3Cited by4 opinions
- Stewart EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
- Giese's EstateSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1935
- Stetler's EstateSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1909
- Nagle's EstatePennsylvania Orphans' Court, Erie County · 1926