Appeal of Albert
Pennsylvania Orphans' Court, Northumberland County
No. 152 July Term 1888, Sup. Ct.; court below, number and term not shown. On May 4,1887, Isaac Albert filed a final account as guardian of George W. Lahr, a minor, which on September 8,1887, was confirmed nisi.
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No. 152 July Term 1888, Sup. Ct.; court below, number and term not shown. On May 4,1887, Isaac Albert filed a final account as guardian of George W. Lahr, a minor, which on September 8,1887, was confirmed nisi. In this account the guardian, who was the uncle of his ward, charged himself with various amounts of cash received on and after January 81, 1871, with interest on the items to April 30, 1887, aggregating with $246.61, charged also as received in 1863, and its interest, the sum of $3,552.87. Credit was taken, inter alia, for “ board and clothing furnished his said ward, $100,” for each…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion,
Mr. Justice Green:
The learned auditor in this case found as a fact that the appellant, as guardian of his ward, did pay out the sum of $500, being $100 per annum for five years from 1861 to 1865, both inclusive, for the necessary support and maintenance of his ward during that time. It must be borne in mind that during this period the ward was living with his mother; that he was *619a mere child from seven, years of age at the beginning to eleven at the end; that the money was actually paid out by the guardian in part to the mother and in part for other necessary expenses ; and that the…
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- Brown's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1886
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- Kashner's EstateSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1900