Legal Opinion
In Re Estate of Ellis
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 18, 1975No. 506PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
JONES, Chief Justice.
The court below, on petition of the appellees, various beneficiaries of the Estate of Frank H. Ellis, III, surcharged appellant, Henry J. Preston, for breach of his fiduciary responsibilities while serving as executor for the estate. The appellant filed exceptions to the adjudication and those exceptions were denied. From that denial this appeal resulted. 1 We affirm.
The executor-appellant undertook to dispose of certain realty holdings of the estate. He planned to accomplish this liquidation by public auction. Before he had entered into a formal…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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3Cited by68 opinions
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