Legal Opinion

Colucci's Estate

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 12, 1924No. Appeals, 335, 336, 337 and 338PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeals, Nos. 335, 336, 337 and 338, Oct. T., 1923, from decree of the Orphans’ Court of Phila. Co., Jan. T., 1917, No. 513, sustaining exceptions to adjudication in the Estate of Francesco Colucci, deceased. Exceptions to adjudication. Before Gest, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. The auditing judge allowed the claim of the County of Philadelphia and awarded to it the sum of $927.79, as shown by the account of the guardian.

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Appeals, Nos. 335, 336, 337 and 338, Oct. T., 1923, from decree of the Orphans’ Court of Phila. Co., Jan. T., 1917, No. 513, sustaining exceptions to adjudication in the Estate of Francesco Colucci, deceased. Exceptions to adjudication. Before Gest, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. The auditing judge allowed the claim of the County of Philadelphia and awarded to it the sum of $927.79, as shown by the account of the guardian. Exceptions were filed to the adjudication and in an opinion by Henderson, J., the exceptions were sustained and the claim of the County of…

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Gawthrop, J.,

The County of Philadelphia appeals from a decree of the orphans’ court of that county sustaining exceptions to an adjudication wherein an allowance was made to it against a fund in the hands of a guardian of minor children, for moneys expended in their maintenance.

The Philadelphia Trust Company was, on March 16, 1917, appointed guardian of Guiseppe, Francesco, Giovanni, Carmela and Attilio Colucci. When it filed its account as guardian in the Orphans’ Court of Philadelphia County, and the account came on for audit on June 7, 1923, before the auditing judge, the county…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Harnish's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1920
  2. Walters' CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1924
  3. Arnold's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1916
  4. In re Harland's AccountsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1835
  5. In re HoffmannSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1917

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Bradley EstatePennsylvania Orphans' Court, Philadelphia County · 1965
  2. Commonwealth v. County National BankPennsylvania Orphans' Court, Clearfield County · 1952
  3. Estates of MinorsPennsylvania Orphans' Court, Fulton County · 1945
  4. Oleniak's EstatePennsylvania Orphans' Court, Philadelphia County · 1941
  5. Provident Trust Co. v. Hofstetter, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Delaware County1938

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