Alexander's Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 463, Jan. T., 1893, by James H. Lightner, administrator e. t. a. of Newton Lightner, deceased, guardian, from decree of ,0. O. Lancaster Co., distributing estate of James K. Alexander, deceased. Exceptions to report of auditor on exceptions to guardian’s account. The account was referred to Charles R. Kline, Esq., as auditor, who reported the facts as stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court.
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Appeal, No. 463, Jan. T., 1893, by James H. Lightner, administrator e. t. a. of Newton Lightner, deceased, guardian, from decree of ,0. O. Lancaster Co., distributing estate of James K. Alexander, deceased. Exceptions to report of auditor on exceptions to guardian’s account. The account was referred to Charles R. Kline, Esq., as auditor, who reported the facts as stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. Exceptions to the auditor’s first report were sustained by the court in an opinion in part as follows, by McMullen, J.: “ [At the time the guardian loaned the $4,200 realized from the sale…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Thompson,
In 1867 Newton Lightner became the guardian of Mary, Howard, Percy and James, minor children of James K. Alexander, deceased. As such guardian he received $4,200, the purchase money of certain real estate belonging to the estate of James K. Alexander, deceased. Of this sum $1,400 was the interest of the widow, and the remaining $2,800 belonged to his wards. The entire sum was invested by the guardian in a judgment against James H. Hopkins, the father of Mrs. J ames K. Alexander. This judgment has been regularly revived up to the present time. Upon the judgment…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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