Baldy's Appeal in McAllister's Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal from the Orphans’ Court of Montour county. This was an appeal by Peter Baldy and B. K. Rhodes, administrators of Archibald McAllister, from the decreeof the Orphans’ Court confirming the auditor’s report on the account of Elizabeth McAllister, administratrix, &c., of Martin McAllister, deceased. The material facts of the case are as follows:— Martin McAllister died in the year 1859. Elizabeth McAllister, his widow, administered on his estate.
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Appeal from the Orphans’ Court of Montour county. This was an appeal by Peter Baldy and B. K. Rhodes, administrators of Archibald McAllister, from the decreeof the Orphans’ Court confirming the auditor’s report on the account of Elizabeth McAllister, administratrix, &c., of Martin McAllister, deceased. The material facts of the case are as follows:— Martin McAllister died in the year 1859. Elizabeth McAllister, his widow, administered on his estate. Shortly after receiving letters of administration, she filed, in the Orphans’ Court of Montour county, an inventory and appraisement of $300…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered,
by Thompson, J.
The Orphans’ Court declared expressly in this case, on the presentation of the appraisement of the widow’s claim under the Exemption Act of the 14th April 1861, that they would not adjudicate in regard to it at that time, but defer their determination until the settlement of her account as 'administratrix, when the question of her right would be more directly raised. Accordingly exception was taken to the credit claimed by her for the $300, as also to other matters in her administration account, and on reference of the exceptions to the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Commonwealth ex rel. United States v. LewisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1814
3Cited by3 opinions
- Carrell's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1919
- Heckman's EstatePennsylvania Orphans' Court, Franklin County · 1932
- Henderson v. Briggle, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Blair County1928