Wickersham's Appeal
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal from the decree of the Orphans’ Court of Philadelphia, in the estate of Thomas. Wickersham, deceased: No. 223, to January Term 1870. On the 9th of October 1869, Morris S. Wickersham presented a petition to the Orphans’ Court, setting out that Cadwalader Wickersham and the petitioner were appointed executors of the will of Thomas Wickersham, deceased, which was proved January 28th 1858. At that time the petitioner was absent in Europe, and Cadwalader took possession of…
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Appeal from the decree of the Orphans’ Court of Philadelphia, in the estate of Thomas. Wickersham, deceased: No. 223, to January Term 1870. On the 9th of October 1869, Morris S. Wickersham presented a petition to the Orphans’ Court, setting out that Cadwalader Wickersham and the petitioner were appointed executors of the will of Thomas Wickersham, deceased, which was proved January 28th 1858. At that time the petitioner was absent in Europe, and Cadwalader took possession of the assets. The petitioner, on the 8th of September 1858, was qualified as executor, and took upon himself the burden…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered,
by Thompson, C. J.
— The appellant petitioned tlje Orphans’ Court for a citation to his co-executor to “show cause why he shall not pay your petitioners the sum of $4675.65, with lawful interest on the same,” which he alleges was his share of commissions as one of the executors of Thomas Wickersham, deceased, and which he charges was allowed by the Orphans’ Court and received by his co-executor, the appellee. These commissions were allowed in bulk; that is, were not apportioned by the Orphans’ Court, and were received by the appellee in 1861. The appellee…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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