Fritz's Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 410, Jan. T., 1893, by Alfred Fritz, assignee of expectant legacy, from decree of O. C. Lehigh Co., sustaining exceptions to report of auditor distributing estate of Charles Fritz, deceased. Adjudication of executor’s account. W. LaMonte Gillette, Esq., was appointed auditor to distribute.
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Appeal, No. 410, Jan. T., 1893, by Alfred Fritz, assignee of expectant legacy, from decree of O. C. Lehigh Co., sustaining exceptions to report of auditor distributing estate of Charles Fritz, deceased. Adjudication of executor’s account. W. LaMonte Gillette, Esq., was appointed auditor to distribute. From the testimony it appeared that Charles Fritz died in 1891, leaving a will by which he. bequeathed $700 to his son Benjamin, and also made him one of his residuary legatees. The value of Benjamin’s share in the residuary estate was $71.47. Pap.or to the death of Charles, Benjamin had…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice G-reen,
■ There is nothing practically in controversy in this case except the sufficiency of the considei’ation for the assignment of Benjamin Fiitz of his expectazicy in his father’s estate, to his son Alfred Fritz, the appellant. It has been many times decided, and is not at all controverted, that such azi assignment is valid if founded upon a sufficient consideratiozi. The auditor in the court below decided as a matter of fact that the appellazit did furnish the moziey, to the amount of $625, to his father, in consideration for the assignment. If the money was…
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