Hall's Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 312, Jan. T., 1891, from decree of C. P. Chester Co., dismissing exceptions to auditor’s report distributing assigned estate of Ellis Hall. Claims for wages presented before the auditor. The facts shown before the auditor, R. E. Monaghan, Esq., were as follows : The assignor was a carpenter and contractor. He made an assignment of all his property in trust for the benefit of creditors.
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Appeal, No. 312, Jan. T., 1891, from decree of C. P. Chester Co., dismissing exceptions to auditor’s report distributing assigned estate of Ellis Hall. Claims for wages presented before the auditor. The facts shown before the auditor, R. E. Monaghan, Esq., were as follows : The assignor was a carpenter and contractor. He made an assignment of all his property in trust for the benefit of creditors. At the time of the assignment he was possessed of three tracts of land which were subsequently sold under an order of court, and an auditor appointed to make distribution. The real estate fund…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Chibe Justice Paxson,
The learned auditor, and the court below, awarded the appellants a pro rata dividend out of the personal estate, but held that they were not entitled to come in upon the proceeds of the sale of the real estate. We think it very clear, under the act of April 9, 1872, P. L. 47, and the supplemental acts of June 13, 1883, P. L. 116, and June 3, 1887, P. L. 237, the appellants were not entitled to come in upon the proceeds of the real estate. We need not- discuss this question, as the learned auditor has given sufficient reasons for his conclusion.
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