Assigned Estate of Wright
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 24, Jan. T., 1897, by Frederick Vietor et al., from order of C. P. No. 1, Phila. Co., June T., 1891, No. 863, dismissing exceptions to auditor’s report. Exceptions to report of auditor, Frank L. Lyle, Esq. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. Errors assigned were in dismissing exceptions to auditor’s report.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Williams,
It is matter for congratulation that the assignments of error do not make it necessary for us to consider the facts in this case at any length. Their flavor is not pleasant. Still a brief outline of them seems necessary to a proper understanding of the legal questions presented on the record. Wright and Schmid were merchants in the city of Philadelphia. In June, 1891, and for some time prior thereto, they were hopelessly bankrupt. Their assets consisted of some $12,000 in bank, some ten or twelve thousand dollars worth of stock, and bills receivable for a…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Dougherty's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1844
- Gates v. JohnstonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1846
- Kelly v. HerbSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1893
- Robinson, Minis & Miller's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1859
3Cited by1 opinion
- Walker v. EmerichSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930