Legal Opinion

Hughes's Estate (No. 1)

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 18, 1935No. 1; Appeals, 132 and 133PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Schaffer,

This proceeding grows out of unfortunate family dif- , ferences which it would have been well to have kept out of court. If cool judgment had come into play, instead of ill feeling, it would likely not have been brought.

The real parties to this proceeding are two brothers and a sister, the children of Amelia H. Hughes, who died leaving an estate of more than $250,000. The disputes have arisen over its administration and settlement by Charles Eobert Hughes, who was named by the mother in her will as her executor, and as trustee for her other son, William H.…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Neafie's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1901
  2. Watkins v. HughesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1903
  3. Danley v. DanleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1897
  4. Mack's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1924
  5. Boyd v. Conshohocken Worsted MillsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1892

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Commonwealth Trust Co. v. SzaboSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
  2. In Re Estate of CroessantSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  3. DiMarco EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
  4. Gallagher v. RoganSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
  5. Barnes's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1940

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