Long's Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 310, Jan. T., 1895, by John L. Barner, from decree of O- C. Cumberland County, opening confirmation of executor’s account. Petition to set aside confirmation of executor’s account.
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Appeal, No. 310, Jan. T., 1895, by John L. Barner, from decree of O- C. Cumberland County, opening confirmation of executor’s account. Petition to set aside confirmation of executor’s account. From the record it appeared that the executor filed a first and partial account on Feb. 11, 1893, which was confirmed without exceptions being filed on March 14, 1893. In his account he charged himself with §342,793.81, and took credit with disbursements and allowance to himself of §32,150.87. To his account was added a suggestion that he has received payment of the principal of certain items in the…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Williams,
Christian Long died in January, 1892, disposing by his last will and testament of an estate estimated at about one half million of dollars. The appellant John L. Barner was named as his executor, and after the death of Long proceeded to make probate of the will and take letters testamentary. In March, 1893, he settled an account, which is described in the petition as a partial account, and which was at that time confirmed nisi. It was finally confirmed early in May. On the 18th day of May the petition of Mabel M. Wade of Alexandria, Va., by her guardian James H.…
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