Legal Opinion

Skeer's Estate

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 1, 1916No. Appeal, No. 310PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Appeal, No. 310, Jan. T., 1915, by Marion J. Sheer, Administratrix of Charles O. Sheer, Jr., Deceased; Flora A. Sheer Harman, Lloyd B. Sheer, Joseph A. Sheer, Anna M. Sheer, Emily Pacher, Administratrix of J. Benham Pacher, Deceased; A. B. Hazlett and Jennie A. McDonnell, Executors of the Estate of Sarah H. Hazlett, deceased, and Annie Randall, from Decree of O. C. Carbon County, sustaining exceptions to auditor’s report in Estate of Charles O. Sheer, Deceased.

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1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Frazer,

Appellee, as administratrix of the estate of Charles O. Skeer, deceased, filed her account in 1909. Exceptions taken by the heirs were dismissed by the lower court, but on appeal to this court the decree was reversed, and accountant surcharged with the sum of $119,234.43, the value of decedent’s interest in a certain partnership (Skeer’s Est., 236 Pa. 404). Pursuant to this decision a decree was entered in the court below October 15,1912, which included interest from the date of the decision of this court. There was also a general balance of $13,-621.02 for…

2Cases cited6 opinions

Skeer's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1912
Wither's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1851
Dietterich v. HeftSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1847
Skeer's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1915
Yoder's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1863

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Lare EstatePennsylvania Orphans' Court, Allegheny County · 1967