Commonwealth v. City Trust, Safe Deposit & Surety Co.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 56, Oct. T., 1908, by Maurice Bower Saul and Walter Biddle Saul, from order of C. P. No. 5, Phila. Co., June T., 1905, No. 2,040, sustaining exceptions to auditor’s report in case of Commonwealth ex rel. Hampton L. Carson, Attorney General, v. The City Trust, Safe Deposit and Surety Company of Philadelphia. Exceptions to auditor’s report. . The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Errors assigned were in sustaining exceptions to auditor’s report.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Orlad y, J.,
As stated by the appellant, the question presented by this appeal is whether a fund in the hands of a receiver for distribution, should be charged with counsel fees for services rendered in saving for distribution to the general creditors, a sum of over $23,000, under the following facts.
The receiver of the City Trust Safe Deposit and Surety Company of Philadelphia, filed a first account showing for distribution $683,000. Auditors were appointed to distribute this fund, • and claims were proven before the auditors, which amounted to $1,464,000. The auditors awarded to…
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