Frankenfield's Appeal
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeals from the Court of Common Pleas of Lehigh county: Of January Term 1883, Nos. 358, 359. These appeals were to a decree of said court in the matter of the account of William H. Blunter, committee of Joseph Strassburger a lunatic.
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Appeals from the Court of Common Pleas of Lehigh county: Of January Term 1883, Nos. 358, 359. These appeals were to a decree of said court in the matter of the account of William H. Blunter, committee of Joseph Strassburger a lunatic. Before the Auditor to whom the said account was referred, it appeared that the accountant received, on his appointment as committee in 1868, about $4818.41, and in his account filed April 30th 1877, claimed a balance due to" him of $1,600. Among numerous objections to the account were those to credits for money spent in the repair of a house belonging to the…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered, March 19th 1883.
2Per curiam
These two appeals were argued together. In making the repairs of the property of the lunatic, without a previous order of the court, the committee ran the risk of not having his action approved. In so far as the court has since decided the repairs to have been necessary and proper, the ratification is as valid as if previously authorized. The learned judge appears to have carefully scrutinized all the charges made by the committee. lie has allowed for no repairs that he would not have ordered in case application had been made before the…
3Cited by2 opinions
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