Gibbs's Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 66, Jan. T., 1893, by W. F. Hal]stead, guardian of Mary E. Clapp et al., from decree of O. C. Bradford Co., Sept. T., 1887, No. 20, dismissing exceptions to auditor’s report in estate of Henry Gibbs, deceased. Exceptions to report of auditor on exceptions to administrator’s account. Before Metzger, P. J., 29th judicial district, specially presiding*. The case was referred to Stanley W. Little, Esq., as auditor.
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Appeal, No. 66, Jan. T., 1893, by W. F. Hal]stead, guardian of Mary E. Clapp et al., from decree of O. C. Bradford Co., Sept. T., 1887, No. 20, dismissing exceptions to auditor’s report in estate of Henry Gibbs, deceased. Exceptions to report of auditor on exceptions to administrator’s account. Before Metzger, P. J., 29th judicial district, specially presiding*. The case was referred to Stanley W. Little, Esq., as auditor. Before the auditor, W. F. Hallstead, guardian of Mary E. Clapp et al., claimed to recover from the estate of decedent, Henry Gibbs, the sum of $2,900.46, the amount of a…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Williams,
This case involves substantially the same question that was heard and determined in Hallstead v. Coleman, 143 Pa. 354. The appellant seeks to charge the estate of Henry Gibbs with money deposited by him, as guardian, in the Home Savings Bank, located at South Waverly, on the theory that the bank *69was a general partnership and that the decedent was one of the partners. The appellees deny that the Home Savings Bank was a partnership, and assert that the decedent purchased shares of stock in the bank, as and for the shares of stock in an incorporated bank, and not…
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