Brown's Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 513, Jan. T., 1894, by testamentary guardians, from decree of O. C. Philadelphia Co., April T., 1890, No. 52, awarding custody of children. Petition for an allowance for the maintenance and support of minor children.
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Appeal, No. 513, Jan. T., 1894, by testamentary guardians, from decree of O. C. Philadelphia Co., April T., 1890, No. 52, awarding custody of children. Petition for an allowance for the maintenance and support of minor children. The case was referred to J. E. Carpenter, Esq., as examiner and master, who reported as follows: “ Joseph Brown, the father of the minors, died Nov. 21,1889, having first made his will, in which he left his estate to his wife, Mary Jane Brown, the mother of the minors, ‘in trust that she will use, enjoy and dispose of the same or such part thereof as, in her judgment,…
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam,. The facts and circumstances of which the decree in this case is predicated, are clearly and concisely presented in the report of the learned master, whose findings of fact appear to have been fully warranted by the testimony. We find no error in his conclusions, the most important of which is that “the best interests of the minors will be preserved by allowing them to remain with their aunt, the petitioner, with whom they are happy and form a united family.” In the exercise of a sound discretion, we think the court was clearly right in dismissing the exceptions and entering the…
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