Dauler's Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 105, Oct. T., 1914, by Fred J. Close and Thomas F. Johns, Executors, from decree of O. C. Allegheny Co., Oct. T., 1913, No. 27, surcharging executors in estate of George H. Dauler, Sr., Deceased. Exceptions to executors’ account. Before Over, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts.
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Appeal, No. 105, Oct. T., 1914, by Fred J. Close and Thomas F. Johns, Executors, from decree of O. C. Allegheny Co., Oct. T., 1913, No. 27, surcharging executors in estate of George H. Dauler, Sr., Deceased. Exceptions to executors’ account. Before Over, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Court surcharged the executors with $20,000 being the price at which certain national bank stock belonging to testator could have been sold, the retention of which resulted in loss to the estate. The executors appealed. Error assigned was the decree of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Elkin,
The learned court below surcharged the executors *358with $20,000 being the value fixed upon one hundred shares of the capital stock of the Second National Bank of Pittsburgh which belonged to the testator at the time of his death, July 4, 1907. This appeal is from the decree directing the surcharge to be made in the distribution of the estate. At the time of his death and for more than thirty years prior thereto the testator had been a stockholder and director of the Second National Bank which was considered sound and conservative by everyone in the community. A few…
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