Legal Opinion

Donaldson's Estate

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 6, 1893No. Appeal, No. 76PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Appeal, No. 76, Oct. T., 1893, by R. J. Potter, from decree of O. C. Allegheny Co., Sept. T., 1890, No. 4, dismissing exceptions to auditor’s report in partition in estate of Henry Donaldson, deceased. Petition for partition.

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Appeal, No. 76, Oct. T., 1893, by R. J. Potter, from decree of O. C. Allegheny Co., Sept. T., 1890, No. 4, dismissing exceptions to auditor’s report in partition in estate of Henry Donaldson, deceased. Petition for partition. The case was referred to William M. McGill, Esq., as auditor, who reported the following facts : Henry Donaldson died March 28,1890, intestate, unmarried, and without issue, leaving both real and personal estate ; and leaving to survive him, as his heirs at law, two sisters, a brother William, and children of a deceased brother. „ Prior to this, William Donaldson had…

1Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam,

The learned auditor’s findings of fact were not only approved by the court, but they appear to have been fully warranted by the evidence.

For reasons given in the opinion of the court below, the decree of February 8, 1893, was rightly made. Neither of the specifications of error is sustained.

Decree affirmed and appeal dismissed with costs to be paid by appellant.

2Cited by11 opinions

  1. In Re Estate of FerrisSupreme Court of Iowa · 1944
  2. Stenson v. H. S. Halvorson Co.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1914
  3. Woods v. KnottsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1923
  4. Senneff v. BrackeySupreme Court of Iowa · 1914
  5. Marvin v. BowlbyMichigan Supreme Court · 1905

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