Groome's Estate

Klein, J.,

dissenting. — The question raised by these exceptions is whether officers and directors of eleemosynary corporations are competent witnesses to testify in support of claims of the corporations against the estates of decedents or are disqualified by section 5(e) of the Evidence Act of May 23, 1887, P. L. 158. The learned auditing judge, relying principally upon Aquetong Hall Assn. v. James, 100 Pa. Superior Ct. 440 (1930), ruled that such witnesses were not competent to testify and ex-*543eluded their testimony. I cannot agree with this ruling, nor with the majority opinion filed in this…