Legal Opinion

Reel's Estate

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 3, 1922No. Appeals, Nos. 73-6PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Appeals, Nos. 73-6, Oct. T., 1921, by Casper Reel, John D. Quaill and George H. Quaill, legatees, from decree of O. C. Allegheny Co., Sept. T., 1920, No. 741, dismissing exceptions to adjudication, in estate of Almatia L. Reel, deceased. Exceptions to adjudication. Before Miller, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Exceptions dismissed. Casper Reel, John D. Quaill and George H. Quaill, legatees, appealed.

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Appeals, Nos. 73-6, Oct. T., 1921, by Casper Reel, John D. Quaill and George H. Quaill, legatees, from decree of O. C. Allegheny Co., Sept. T., 1920, No. 741, dismissing exceptions to adjudication, in estate of Almatia L. Reel, deceased. Exceptions to adjudication. Before Miller, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Exceptions dismissed. Casper Reel, John D. Quaill and George H. Quaill, legatees, appealed. Error assigned, inter alia, was decree, quoting it.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Sadler,

These appeals are from the adjudication of the orphans’ court in Reel’s Estate, one phase of which has already been discussed in an opinion this day filed in Foreman’s Appeal. A repetition of essential facts appearing therein is unnecessary here.

The Commonwealth Trust Company, one of the executors of Almatia L. Reel, made certain advances for the preservation of the estate, during the course of its settlement, and paid certain other claims, which can be considered as ordinary indebtedness. No attempt was made, as was true also in Foreman’s Appeal, to secure a lien…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Reel's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1919
  2. Bentley's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1900
  3. Donnelly's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1914
  4. Merkel's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1893
  5. Estate of MustinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1898

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Gibson EstateSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
  2. Schoen's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1922
  3. Clyde's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
  4. Graham EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
  5. Graham's EstatePennsylvania Orphans' Court, Philadelphia County · 1941

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