McManus's Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 336, Jan. T., 1905, by Francis P. McManus, executor et al., from decree of O. C. Berks Co., Sept. T., 1905, No. 20, overruling exceptions to adjudication in Estate of Caroline McManus, deceased. Exceptions -to adjudication.
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Appeal, No. 336, Jan. T., 1905, by Francis P. McManus, executor et al., from decree of O. C. Berks Co., Sept. T., 1905, No. 20, overruling exceptions to adjudication in Estate of Caroline McManus, deceased. Exceptions -to adjudication. Before Bland, P. J. In addition to the facts stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court it appeared that Francis P. McManus was allowed for his compensation the sum of $4,786.49 and that his counsel was allowed $1,435, without any objections by the parties in interest. The auditing judge allowed the Reading Trust Company, the coexeeutor, $2,393.24 as…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Mestrezat,
When this estate was here last year on an appeal by the present appellee from a decree of the orphans’ court refusing to require Francis P. McManus, one of'the executors, to file an account, our Brother Beccwn, delivering the opinion, said: “ What the appellant asks us to say is, that as executor it has certain rights as against its coexecutor, who owes it certain duties. When it accepted letters testamentary and qualified as one of the executors, its rights as the personal representative of the deceased in the settlement of her estate were no less than those…
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- McManus's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1905