Estate of Hughes
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 8, Jan. T., 1900, by Caroline A. Hughes and George H. Hughes, executors of the estate of James Hughes, deceased, from decree of O. C. Luzerne Co., No. 288, of 1896, dismissing exceptions to the report of the auditor. Opinion by W. W. Porter, J. Exceptions to auditor’s report.
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Appeal, No. 8, Jan. T., 1900, by Caroline A. Hughes and George H. Hughes, executors of the estate of James Hughes, deceased, from decree of O. C. Luzerne Co., No. 288, of 1896, dismissing exceptions to the report of the auditor. Opinion by W. W. Porter, J. Exceptions to auditor’s report. At the audit of the account of the appellants, W. H. Searfoss presented a claim against the estate of James Hughes, deceased, based upon two notes dated October 22,1892, the one for $300 payable nine months after date, and the other for $200 payable twelve months after date. The notes were given under the…
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Opinion by
William W. Portee, J.,
The court below awarded to William Searfoss the payment of a portion of his claim against the decedent’s estate. It was founded upon two promissory notes signed by the decedent and Charles Hughes, his brother. The first defense set up is that the notes were given pursuant to a contract for the purchase of timber by Charles Hughes, and that the decedent was but a surety. Evidence was adduced to show that the amounts due under the timber contract had been paid, and that thereby liability on the notes was discharged. The testimony respecting the state of the…
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