Stewart v. Parnell
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 143, Jan. T., 1891, by plaintiff, Edward L. Stewart, administrator of Charlotte Smith, deceased, from decree of C. P. No. 3, Phila. Co., March T., 1888, No. 717, in favor of Delia T. S. Parnell, dismissing exceptions to a master’s report. Bill in equity for an account. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. The case was referred to Thomas J. Worrell, Esq., as master, who recommended that the bill should be dismissed.
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Appeal, No. 143, Jan. T., 1891, by plaintiff, Edward L. Stewart, administrator of Charlotte Smith, deceased, from decree of C. P. No. 3, Phila. Co., March T., 1888, No. 717, in favor of Delia T. S. Parnell, dismissing exceptions to a master’s report. Bill in equity for an account. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. The case was referred to Thomas J. Worrell, Esq., as master, who recommended that the bill should be dismissed. Exceptions to the master’s report were overruled, and a decree entered dismissing the bill. Errors assigned were the decree of the court and the…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mb. Justice McCollum,
It is conceded that the answer is responsive and must be accepted as verity unless it is successfully controverted by the evidence. The learned master has found, with the approval of the.court below, that the proofs are in harmony with and corroborative of the answer, and we are not convinced that this finding is unwarranted. The facts so ascertained’ are that in July, 1876, Charlotte Smith, the decedent, deposited with Delia' T. S. Parnell, the appellee, $4,538, to be devoted in her discre*525tion to speculations in stocks, and other securities for the benefit and…
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