In re Harland's Accounts
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
This case arose upon an appeal from a decree of the Orphans’ Court of the city and county of Philadelphia, made without argument, confirming the report of the auditors in the matter of the accounts of John Harland, Junior, guardian of Charles D. Harland.
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This case arose upon an appeal from a decree of the Orphans’ Court of the city and county of Philadelphia, made without argument, confirming the report of the auditors in the matter of the accounts of John Harland, Junior, guardian of Charles D. Harland. John Harland, Junior, began to act as guardian of the estate of his son Charles D. Harland, on the 21st day of December, 1807. Charles D. Harland became of age on the 26th day of March, 1828, and on the 31st of the same month assigned all his estate to James Schott and Charles Roberts in trust for certain purposes. On the 18th July, 1828,…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Gibson, C. J.
The exception to the semi-annual balances, taken by the trustees, depends on matter involving distinct grounds of fact — the supposed proof that some of the mortgages were had at a discount — and the supposed want of proof that the accountant had paid the interest which accrued between the last day of its payment and the day of purchase.
The cause has been argued on this exception, as if the matter were res integra. The degree of weight due to a report of auditors has not I believe been determined; but the parties certainly do not stand…
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