Fraiman Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Benjamin R, Jones,
Whether the court below abused its discretion (1) in allowing a $16,500 fee to counsel for services rendered in the settlement of a decedent’s estate and (2) in refusing to remove a testamentary trustee are the questions presented on this appeal.
Charles Fraiman (decedent), a resident of Montgomery County, died testate on February 10, 1959. Under the terms of his will, the decedent, after making a $1000 bequest to an employee, created a trust of the entire residue of his estate under which, in perpetuity, the entire net income is to be paid to Yeshiva…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Carrier v. . CarrierNew York Court of Appeals · 1919
- Williamson EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
- Crawford's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
- Neafie's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1901
- Faust EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
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3Cited by32 opinions
- LaRocca EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
- In Re the Estate of LarsonWashington Supreme Court · 1985
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. BrownDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1966
- Thompson EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
- In Re Estate of LuxSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
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