Stitzel's Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeals, No. 404, Jan. T., 1907, and No. 59, Jan. T., 1908, by Ilarvey H. Shomo and David K. Peters, Executors, from decrees of O. C. Berks Co., Dec. Term, 1906, No. 29 and June T., 1907, No. -53, dismissing exceptions to adjudication in Estate- of George D. Stitzel, deceased. Exceptions to adjudication. Before Bland, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. Error assigned was in dismissing exceptions to adjudication.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Chief Justice Mitchell,
The executors of Stitzel filed their account showing a balance due to the residuary legatees, St. Joseph’s Hospital and the *229Homoeopathic Hospital of the city of Heading. No exceptions were filed to the account by either of the residuary legatees and no other parties appear to be interested. The learned judge below, on his own motion without notice or hearing, surcharged the executors with $2,500 out of $4,000 paid by them as counsel fees. To this adjudication the executors filed exceptions, and when these were called for argument the executors were offered…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Franklin's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1894
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