Merrick's Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
THIS was an appeal from a decree of the Orphans’ Court, in the matter of the estate of Samuel Merrick deceased, on the settlement of the administration account of Hannah Merrick and John Vaughan, administrators of Merrick. The facts of the case will appear in the opinion of the court, and also in detail, in 2 Ashmead 485, together with the arguments of the counsel in the court below, on all the points arising in the case. The case was argued here by
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Rogers, J.
This is an appeal from the Orphans’ Court; and the facts which we conceive to be established by the evidence, and which are material to the decision of the cause in this court, seem to be these: William Walker and George Coggill, merchants in England, consigned certain merchandise to their factor and agent, William Roberts, Jun., a subject of the king of Great Britain, at that time residing in the United States. The goods so consigned were put into the hands of the intestate, Samuel Merrick, a commission and general merchant of the city of…
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