Harper's Appeal
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal from the Orphans’ Court of Allegheny county: Of October and November Term, 1885, No. 211. Appeal of Mary A. Harper from the decree of the Orphans’ Court of Allegheny Comity, made October 3d, 1885, dismissing her exceptions to the decree of distribution made bv said court on July 15th, 1885, in the matter of the estate of James H. Brown, deceased.
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Appeal from the Orphans’ Court of Allegheny county: Of October and November Term, 1885, No. 211. Appeal of Mary A. Harper from the decree of the Orphans’ Court of Allegheny Comity, made October 3d, 1885, dismissing her exceptions to the decree of distribution made bv said court on July 15th, 1885, in the matter of the estate of James H. Brown, deceased. James H. Brown, who died in 1883, by his will, made the following bequest of all his bonds and stocks: “I also give and bequeath all stocks and bonds to said Mary A. Harper. The dividends derived from same to be paid to her by J. Morrow…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Paxson
The legacy to J. Morrow Arnold was given for a valuable consideration. The consideration was his services as trustee for the appellant under the will of the testator, James H. Brown, of certain stocks and bonds, which he has bequeathed to the appellant. The said stocks and bonds were appraised at $43,078.42, and were transferred to the trustee by the executors under a decree of the Orphans’ Court.
The fund for distribution in t'his present proceeding being insufficient to pay both the appellant and Mr. Arnold in full, it is claimed by the former that her legacy must be paid in full, for two…
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