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Bohde v. Bruner

New York Surrogate's Court

Decided September 15, 1876PublishedCited by 1 opinion

This was a motion to confirm the report of the auditor, and referee, Henry J. Oullen, jr., Esq., on final accounting in the estate of Henry Bruner, deceased. Exceptions to the report were filed by various parties on various grounds. The special guardian of the infants excepted, because the auditors did not charge Messrs.

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This was a motion to confirm the report of the auditor, and referee, Henry J. Oullen, jr., Esq., on final accounting in the estate of Henry Bruner, deceased. Exceptions to the report were filed by various parties on various grounds. The special guardian of the infants excepted, because the auditors did not charge Messrs. Bruner and Moore 7 per cent, interest, on the amount of a loan, and did not charge interest on a loan to Peter Bruner, from the date of loan, at 7 per cent, and did not charge the widow with certain assessments on the real estate. The counsel for the executors, Bohde and…

1Opinion of the Court

The Surrogate.

As to tke.first and second exceptions, it appeared by the testimony that the firm of Bruner and Moore, composed of Peter Bruner, the executor, and one Moore, borrowed of the executors, on their note at three months, dated October 4th, 1870, $15,000, and that they repaid, November 3rd, 1872, $5,000, and that Peter Bruner borrowed on his note, May 26,1871, $ 10,000 on which it is claimed he gave certain securities.

On the first note, interest appears to have been paid to May 4th, 1873, at the rate of 4 per cent, which was the agreed interest of the time of the loan.

*335On the second…

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