Mereto Estate

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Bell,

This appeal arises out of the refusal of the Orphans’ Court to surcharge trustees for a loss of approximately 75% or f26,000. from the sale of 1700 shares of United Gas Improvement common stock.

Rose E. Mereto died on November 25, 1929, leaving a will dated June 18, 1928, in which she appointed the Girard Trust Company and Frank J. Brennan executors of and trustees under her will. Testatrix gave %ths of the income from the balance of her residuary estate to her nephew, Frank J. Brennan, for life, and 14th to her grand-nephew, Frank B. Brennan, for life, and the…