Ellis' Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 151, Jan. T., 1916, by plaintiff, from decree of O. C. Susquehanna Co., Nov. T., 1909, No. 11, dismissing exceptions to adjudication in Estate of Mary E. Ellis, deceased. Exceptions to adjudication.
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Appeal, No. 151, Jan. T., 1916, by plaintiff, from decree of O. C. Susquehanna Co., Nov. T., 1909, No. 11, dismissing exceptions to adjudication in Estate of Mary E. Ellis, deceased. Exceptions to adjudication. Before Little, P. J. James Fuller claimed credit in Ms account as executor of the estate of Mary E. Ellis, deceased for $2,500 for services alleged to have been rendered to the decedent in her lifetime in the management of her property; and also a five per cent, commission for the administration of the estate. .The auditor ultimately disallowed the claim for services during decedent’s…
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam,
Every opportunity was given to this appellant to sustain his claims against the estate of his testatrix, and to show why he should not be surcharged as one of her executors. The learned court below thus properly refers to this: “All the questions involved in the settlement of this estate have been before the auditor for his consider*404ation upon three occasions. The learned auditor at the first hearing, after taking a large volume of testimony principally furnished by the accountant, restated the final account, and surcharged the accountant with numerous items. Upon exceptions filed,…
2Cited by1 opinion
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