Hermann's Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 141, Oct. T., 1909, by John A. Hermann, Jr., Executor, from decree of O. O. Allegheny Co., March T., 1907, No. 106, dismissing exceptions to adjudication in Estate of John A. Hermann, deceased. Exceptions to adjudication. Before Over, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the case. Error assigned was in dismissing exceptions to adjudication.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Stewart,
The assignments of error, bring to our attention many questions of fact, but very few of law. The presumption in favor of the correctness of the court’s findings, is much strengthened in this case by the fact that the audit extended over a whole year, the hearing being interrupted only from time to time as it became necessary to afford counsel on either side opportunity to examine the many different exhibits offered in evidence. The record is voluminous of course, and the lengthy and exhaustive opinion of the learned judge who presided, covering more than sixty…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Brown's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1879
3Cited by13 opinions
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- Rogers EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
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