Zimmerman's Estate
Pennsylvania Orphans' Court, Philadelphia County
1Opinion of the Court
Klein, J.,
— Exceptions were taken to the allowance by the auditing judge of the claim of the Pennsylvania Railroad for freight charges incurred on the shipment of seven cars of grapes, originating in California, and diverted at Philadelphia by decedent, a commission merchant, to a firm in Newark, N. J., from whom, by reason of bankruptcy, the railroad company was unable to collect the balance here claimed.
There is no dispute as to any of the facts which are all contained in a stipulation. Our decision depends entirely upon the sufficiency of the disclosure by decedent of the fact that he was…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Cohens v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1821
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Central Iron & Coal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Weyerhaeuser v. HoytSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Schuetz's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1934
- Welsch v. Pittsburgh Terminal Coal Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1931
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