Jones' Appeal
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeals from the- decrees of the Orphans’ Court of Philadelphia. Exceptions to auditor’s report.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered
by Woodward, J.
It is said the Auditor’s Eeport, made to and confirmed by the Court of Common Pleas in 1839, decided Miss Jones’ right to the legacy she claims under her grandfather’s will, and that no appeal having been taking from that decree, all parties are concluded thereby. On the part of Mr. Winebrenner it is objected, that this report having been lost sight of,'and not submitted by the last auditor, whose report is now up for review, we can take no notice of it on the present appeal. We do not think so. A prior adjudication of the very question now…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Young v. TaylorSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1809
- Lessee of Findlay v. RiddleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1810
- Cook v. HolmesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1814
- Kelso v. DickeySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1844
- Eyre v. GoldingSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1813
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Lessee of Lynn v. DownesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1795
- Doyle's EstateSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1905
- Fichthorn v. FichthornSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1910