Schell v. Deperven
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 251, Jan. T., 1900, by-defendant, from decree of C. P. No. 4, Phila. Co., June T., 1899, No. 234, on bill in equity in case of Frederick H. Schell, Executor of Joseph E. Schell, Deceased, v. John H. Deperven, Executor of Henry Deperven, Deceased, Clyde E. Barton and Elizabeth S. M. Barton. Bill in equity for an account. The facts are stated at length in the opinion of the Supreme Court. Error assigned was the decree of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mb. Justice Mestbezat,
By his will, duly probated October 15, 1889, in the office of the register of wills for Philadelphia county,- Joseph E. Schell bequeathed to his executors in trust, for the benefit of each of his four daughters, one-eighth part of his residuary estate, and directed that the respective shares of two of his daughters should include eight shares of the capital stock of the Fire Association of Philadelphia, and that the respective shares of the other two daughters should include nine shares of the said stock. The testator appointed as executors of his will, his…
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