Legal Opinion

Schwoyer's Estate

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 31, 1927No. Appeal, 27PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Walling,

James M. Schwoyer, of Lehigh County, died testate, in May, 1928. In 1925, his executors filed a first partial account showing a balance of some $20,000. Before the auditor, appointed to make distribution thereof, Joseph Silverstein presented a claim of $5,000, with interest from March, 1921. The orphans’ court’s decree confirming the report of the auditor, disallowing this claim, forms the basis of this appeal by claimant.

A careful study of the entire record discloses no cause for reversal. Schwoyer was a large stockholder and officer in the Diehl Furniture…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Hirst's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1922
  2. Gross's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1925
  3. Reynolds, Exrx. v. Williams, Exec.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1924
  4. Littieri v. FredaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1913
  5. Commonwealth v. NewtonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1857

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Conrad's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
  2. Snyder EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
  3. McKeehan EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1947
  4. In Re Estate of MillerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
  5. In Re Est. of A. Koonce, BallietSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1932

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