Legal Opinion
Elkins's Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 7, 1936No. Appeals, 36 and 37PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Me. J ustice Schaffer,
These two appeals are from the decrees of the orphans’ court refusing to surcharge trustees of the Estate of William L. Elkins in two of the trusts created by his will.
The proceedings were begun by petitions to open and review accounts of the trustees confirmed absolutely by the court below on May 30,1925, and also the decree then made discharging Sidney F. Tyler, one of the trustees. The petitions were filed July 1, 1931, more than five years after the decrees of confirmation and discharge. The court concluded that as the petitioners were minors when the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Sloan's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1916
- Stetson's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1931
- Way v. HootonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1893
- Warfield v. FoxSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1867
- Jones's AppealsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1882
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3Cited by42 opinions
- Thorne's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
- Neafie's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
- Lametta v. Connecticut Light & Power Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1952
- D'Ambrosio v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1946
- Saeger EstatesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
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