Estate of McFadden
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 13, March T., 1898, by John W. McFadden, from decree of O. C. Blair Co., Oct. T., 1896, No. 449J, dismissing appeal from decree of register of wills granting letters of administration. Appeal from register of wills. Before Barker, P. J., of the 47th judicial district, specially presiding. The facts sufficiently appear in the 'opinion of the court.
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Appeal, No. 13, March T., 1898, by John W. McFadden, from decree of O. C. Blair Co., Oct. T., 1896, No. 449J, dismissing appeal from decree of register of wills granting letters of administration. Appeal from register of wills. Before Barker, P. J., of the 47th judicial district, specially presiding. The facts sufficiently appear in the 'opinion of the court. The court below dismissed the appeal from the decree of the register of wills granting letters to John W. McFadden on the estate of Caroline McFadden upon the petition of Barbara McFadden, an alleged creditor of decedent’s estate. John…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Orlady, J.,
Caroline McFadden was regularly adjudged a lunatic by confirmation of an inquisition on July 23, 1883, and on December 18, 1883 James Condron was appointed committee of her person and estate- On July 3, 1886 the committee accepted the trust and filed a bond as required by the order of the court;
On June 3, 1887 an action was brought by Archibald McFadden and Barbara McFadden, in right of the said Barbara, against James Condron as committee of Caroline McFadden, and-after some unexplained delay, an award for $3,600, under the compulsory arbitration Act of June 16, 1836, P.…
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