Legal Opinion

Davidson's Estate

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 9, 1936No. Appeal, 54PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Maxey,

The questions presented to us by the record in this case relate, (1) to the attempted surcharge of a committee in lunacy by reason of the committee’s exchange, with the permission of the court below, of securities of the estate for others speculative in character, (2) to the right of the committee, even after securing permission of the court to exchange securities, to retain the stocks and bonds of a private corporation as a permanent investment, (3) to the credit allowed accountant for compensation, and (4) to the effect of article III, section 22, of the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Curran's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1933
  2. Culbertson's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930
  3. Harrison's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1907
  4. McCaskey's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1932
  5. Clark's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1931

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Flowers v. FlowersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
  2. Blacho's Estate, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County1938
  3. Carwithen's EstatePennsylvania Orphans' Court, Philadelphia County · 1937
  4. Traylor EstatePennsylvania Orphans' Court, Lehigh County · 1952
  5. Williamson EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951

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