Hunt's Appeal
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal from a decree of the Orphans’ Court, of Yorlc County: Of July Term, 1882, No. 86. Appeal of Euphemia D. Hunt (formerly Venus), from a decree of said court, dismissing her exceptions to, and confirming the report of, an auditor appointed to distribute the balance of the estate of Henry Venus, deceased, which appeared by the account of Cornelius "VVebb and Henry II. Venus, administrators.
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Appeal from a decree of the Orphans’ Court, of Yorlc County: Of July Term, 1882, No. 86. Appeal of Euphemia D. Hunt (formerly Venus), from a decree of said court, dismissing her exceptions to, and confirming the report of, an auditor appointed to distribute the balance of the estate of Henry Venus, deceased, which appeared by the account of Cornelius "VVebb and Henry II. Venus, administrators. The following were the material facts : Hpon the death of Henry Venus, intestate, and the confirmation of his administrators’ account, J. W. Latimer was appointed auditor, to distribute the balance,…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Trunkey
This controversy is between the widow of Henry Venus and bis children. She claims, out of the assets for distribution; $300 under the exemption law, and one-third of the balance under the intestate laws; they claim the whole, alleging she waived her right to the exemption, and that she made an ante-nuptial contract with Venus, that the survivor should take no part of the other’s estate. The auditor and court ruled that the parties claim by devolution, and, therefore, are competent witnesses under the act of April 15th 1869.
It is true that the widow claims one-third by devolution, and so do…
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