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Grollman's Estate

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 17, 1922No. 1; Appeal, No. 262PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Appeal, No. 262, Jan. T., 1922, by I. J. Grollman, individually and as executor, from decree of O. C. Northampton Co., dismissing exceptions to auditor’s report in Estate of Benjamin S. Grollman, deceased. Exceptions to report of John D. Hoffman, Esq., auditor. Before Stewart, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Exceptions dismissed. I. J. Grollman, individually and as executor, appealed.

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Appeal, No. 262, Jan. T., 1922, by I. J. Grollman, individually and as executor, from decree of O. C. Northampton Co., dismissing exceptions to auditor’s report in Estate of Benjamin S. Grollman, deceased. Exceptions to report of John D. Hoffman, Esq., auditor. Before Stewart, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Exceptions dismissed. I. J. Grollman, individually and as executor, appealed. Errors assigned sufficiently appear Tby the opinion of the Supreme Court.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Sadler,

Benjamin Grollman, member of a partnership conducting a department store in the City of Easton, died in 1919, having left a will in which his brother, Isaac, was named executor, as well as guardian of his children. His associate in the firm was another brother, Louis, and together they had carried on the enterprise for many years, Isaac acting as a clerk, receiving a fixed salary, and, as he claimed, being promised in addition a sum based upon the amount of business transacted. The decedent had been ill for many months, and, in January preceding his death, entered…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Gilbraith's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1921
  2. McConville v. InghamSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1920
  3. Gongaware's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1920
  4. Weigley v. Coffman, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County1891
  5. Cruzan v. CruzanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1914

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Istocin's EstateSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
  2. Houston's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1935
  3. Kreinson v. Commercial National BankSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
  4. Band EstateSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1956

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