Hallowell's Appeal
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal from the decree of the Orphans’ Court of Montgomery county, entered to December Term, 1851. This was an appeal by Thomas B. and Aaron Hallowell, from the decree of the Orphans’ Court of Montgomery county, dismissing a citation which had issued, on their petition, against George Hallowell, one of the executors of the will of Thomas Hallowell, deceased.
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Appeal from the decree of the Orphans’ Court of Montgomery county, entered to December Term, 1851. This was an appeal by Thomas B. and Aaron Hallowell, from the decree of the Orphans’ Court of Montgomery county, dismissing a citation which had issued, on their petition, against George Hallowell, one of the executors of the will of Thomas Hallowell, deceased. Thomas Hallowell died on 29th April, 1848, leaving a will, in which the petitioners and respondent were appointed the executors. After an appraisement was had, George Hallowell presented a promissory note purporting to he drawn by Thomas…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered, by
Black, C. J.
The appellants, who were two of the executors of Thomas Ilallowell, deceased, presented their petition to the Orphans’ Court, praying for the removal of George Ilallowell, who was a third executor, for mismanagement; and specified as a particular act of misconduct, his demand to retain a large sum of money on a forged note. The appellee’s answer denied all the charges against him, and asserted the note to be genuine. The Orphans’ Court directed an issue to the Common Pleas to try this question of fact, and it was determined by the jury in…
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