Sinnott's Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 213, Jan. T., 1908, by Clinton R. Sinnott, from decree of O. C. Montgomery Co., Oct. T., 1907, No. 6, dismissing exceptions to adjudication in Estate of Joseph F. Sinnott, deceased. Exceptions to adjudication. Solley, P. J., filed the following adjudication: Joseph F. Sinnott, a resident of the township of Lower Merion, died on or about June 20, 1906, testate, leaving surviving his widow, the said Annie E. Sinnott, and issue, several children.
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Appeal, No. 213, Jan. T., 1908, by Clinton R. Sinnott, from decree of O. C. Montgomery Co., Oct. T., 1907, No. 6, dismissing exceptions to adjudication in Estate of Joseph F. Sinnott, deceased. Exceptions to adjudication. Solley, P. J., filed the following adjudication: Joseph F. Sinnott, a resident of the township of Lower Merion, died on or about June 20, 1906, testate, leaving surviving his widow, the said Annie E. Sinnott, and issue, several children. His last will and testament, dated November 10,1905, with codicil dated May 18, 1906, was duly admitted to probate June 25, 1906, and…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Stewart,
That the administration of this large estate, so far as it has been proceeded with, has been wisely and judiciously accomplished by the executors, is conceded. The principal effort however up to the time of accounting, has been to conserve, not convert, only because the testator in his will so advised. There is but a single exception to the adjudication in the court below, and that relates to the compensation allowed the executors. The compensation of the Fidelity Trust Company, one of the executors, was made the subject of contract in the lifetime of the…
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