Walbridge's Estate
Pennsylvania Orphans' Court, Philadelphia County
1Dissent
Henderson and Van Dusen, JJ.,
dissenting in part. — We agree with the result arrived at by the majority with respect to the petitions of Girard Trust Company and Chamberlin, and the petitions of Evans and Montgomery so far as the latter ask indemnity against the Chamberlin mortgage.
Review after an audit for the purpose of admitting the claims of belated creditors is a matter of grace. When no harm has resulted to parties in interest by the delay and there is no other inequity, the power of review should be liberally exercised “even to protect parties from the effect of their own mistakes or…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Sloan's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1916
- Bailey's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1927
- May's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1907
- Troutman's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1921
- Willing's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1926
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