Appeal of Lex
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal from the Orphans’ Court of Philadelphia county: Of January Term 1881. No. 125. This was an 'appeal from a decree directing William Henry Lex, executor of the estate of E. H. Bonsall, deceased, to pay to John Fallon a sum of money awarded to him on the audit of the account of said Lex as executor.
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Appeal from the Orphans’ Court of Philadelphia county: Of January Term 1881. No. 125. This was an 'appeal from a decree directing William Henry Lex, executor of the estate of E. H. Bonsall, deceased, to pay to John Fallon a sum of money awarded to him on the audit of the account of said Lex as executor. Edward H. Bonsall died in April 1879, having by his will, dated April 15th 1876, duly proved, bequeathed to his son, Jeremiah Bonsall, a legacy of $1000. The executor filed his account in May 1880; and upon the audit, before Ashman, J., John Fallon presented a claim to the said legacy, founded…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Mercur
This appeal is by the executor of Edward H. Bonsall, from a decree commanding him to pay to the appellee a sum of money previously decreed to the Jatter by said court.
The money in contention arises from a legacy bequeathed by said Bonsall to his son Jeremiah. On an audit of the appellant’s account, on the 18th June 1880, before the auditing judge, the appellee claimed this legacy by virtue of an assignment from Jere miah Bonsall, dated 22d April 1879. It also appeared from the evidence there given that on the 13th May 1879, Dixey issued an attachment-execution out of the Court.of Common Pleas…
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