Lukens's Appeal
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeals from the Orphans’ Court of Philadelphia. These were appeals by Samuel Oaley, guardian of Edward H. Lukens, and by the said Edward H. Lukens, from the decree of the Orphans’ Court on the account of said guardian. The whole case is fully stated in the opinion of this court.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered, by
Strong, J.
These are appeals from one decree by the cestui que trust and the trustee. The former complains that the accountant was allowed one and a half per cent, commissions upon the principal of the trust fund, and the latter complains that he was surcharged with interest upon the annual income of the fund which he neglected to invest. The objection to the allowance of commissions is thought to- be supported by McCa-usland’s Appeal, 2 Wright 466, but there is a considerable difference between that case and this. There the trust fund was $4000, in a…
2Cited by1 opinion
- Hewson's EstatePennsylvania Orphans' Court, Philadelphia County · 1932