Kirlin's Estate

Lamorelle, P. J.,

Of the twenty exceptions filed to the adjudication, the most important are those relating to the exceptant’s claim of $1000 for money lent Alonzo A. Kirlin and to the interpretation of the will.

It was earnestly contended before the Auditing Judge that the testimony produced was sufficient to justify the allowance of this claim based on except-ant’s check for $1000; and that a liberal construction would give the life-tenant a right to consume principal. Both questions were decided against claimant.

It is undoubtedly the law that neither claimant nor her husband was competent.…