Legal Opinion

Hart's Estate

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 13, 1902No. 1; Appeal, No. 387PublishedCited by 21 opinions

Appeal, No. 387, Jan. T., 1901, by-Charles Henry Hart, executor and trustee under the will of Samuel Hart, deceased, from decree of O. C. Phila. Co., Oct. T., 1898, No. 552, dismissing exceptions to adjudication in estate of Samuel Hart, deceased. Exceptions to adjudication. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court.

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Appeal, No. 387, Jan. T., 1901, by-Charles Henry Hart, executor and trustee under the will of Samuel Hart, deceased, from decree of O. C. Phila. Co., Oct. T., 1898, No. 552, dismissing exceptions to adjudication in estate of Samuel Hart, deceased. Exceptions to adjudication. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. Frror assigned was in sucharging the trustee with the principal, namely, $10,000, of the ¿Etna Iron Company mortgage bonds, with the assessments thereon amounting to $1,200 and with interest amounting to $9,603.33.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Dean,

Samuel Hart, the testator, died June 2, 1885, leaving an estate, approximately, of the value of $170,000, consisting of land in Philadelphia and Montgomery counties, also a large amount of personal property made up of stocks and bonds in many corporations. Julia Hart, his wife, and Charles Henry Hart, his son, the latter this appellant, were appointed executors and trustees under the will. In May, 1886, less than a year after the death of testator, his widow, Julia Hart, died and thereupon, all the duties of executor and trustee devolved upon the survivor, this…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Chambersburg Saying Fund Association's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1874
  2. Estate of CridlandSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1890
  3. Pray's AppealsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1859

3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Detre's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1922
  2. Kline's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1924
  3. Carwithen's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
  4. Cornet v. CornetSupreme Court of Missouri · 1916
  5. Wood's EstateSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1937

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