Colket's Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 99, Jan. T., 1907, by John W. Woodside, from decree of O. C. Phila. Co., April T., 1906, No. 152, dismissing exceptions to adjudication in Estate of George H. Colket, deceased. Exceptions to adjudication. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. Error assigned was in refusing to sustain the claim of the appellant for contribution from the estate of the decedent.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Mestrezat,
This litigation arises out of a mining venture in Arizona. It appears from the evidence that John W. Woodside, the appellant, and George H. Colket. now deceased, were stockholders and directors in the Mohave Gold Mining Company, a Delaware corporation, whose mining property was in Arizona. O. A. Turner, a practical mining man, was the president and general manager of the company, and in 1903 was in Arizona superintending the development of the property. After expending about $300,000, it was discovered by Turner that more money would be needed. He had loaned…
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