Jack's Appeal
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal from the Orphans’ Court of Lancaster county: Of May Term 1880, No. 156. Appeal of Mary E. Jack from the decree of the court dismissing her exceptions to and confirming the report of the auditor appointed to pass upon the exceptions to the account of William N. Galbraith, her guardian.
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Appeal from the Orphans’ Court of Lancaster county: Of May Term 1880, No. 156. Appeal of Mary E. Jack from the decree of the court dismissing her exceptions to and confirming the report of the auditor appointed to pass upon the exceptions to the account of William N. Galbraith, her guardian. The facts, as found by the auditor, H. C. Brubaker, Esq., were these: William S. Davis was appointed guardian by the court on June 15th 1863 of the estates of William Jack, Matthew Jack, John C. Jack and Mary E. Jack (the exceptant), minor children of John Jack, deceased. In pursuance of an order of the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sterrett
The mixed question of law and fact presented to the learned ■auditor and court below was whether the appellee was justly chargeable with such negligence i'n the management of the trust funds committed to his care as should cast upon him the burden ■of the loss that was sustained.
The investment which proved to be insecure, and from which the loss resulted, was made by Mr. Davis, the first guardian of tlie four minor children of John Jack, whose administratrix settled her ■account in April 1871. The distributive shares of the minors, amounting to $801.94 each, were paid to the guardian, who…
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