Levi's Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeals, Nos. 29 and 30, Jan. T., 1909, by David Levi, executor, from decree of O. C. Lycoming Co., June T., 1906, No. 35, dismissing exceptions to auditor’s report in Estate of Michael Levi, deceased. Exceptions to report of John J. Reardon, Esq., auditor. From the record it appeared that Michael Levi died on April 9, 1906, leaving a will by which he provided, inter alia, as follows: “ Item.
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Appeals, Nos. 29 and 30, Jan. T., 1909, by David Levi, executor, from decree of O. C. Lycoming Co., June T., 1906, No. 35, dismissing exceptions to auditor’s report in Estate of Michael Levi, deceased. Exceptions to report of John J. Reardon, Esq., auditor. From the record it appeared that Michael Levi died on April 9, 1906, leaving a will by which he provided, inter alia, as follows: “ Item. It is my wish and I direct that after my death, or if my beloved wife, Hermine Levi, shall be living at that time, then after her decease, my sons, Morris C. and David L., shall continue the clothing…
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Opinion by
Me. Justice Mestrezat,
We agree with the auditor and the court below in their construction of the will of Michael Levi, deceased, and are of opinion that David Levi, the executor, has no just cause of. complaint against the decree entered by the court. We think there was ample evidence to sustain the auditor’s findings of fact except as to part of Mrs. Levi’s claim, and his report having been confirmed by the court we will not disturb it save in this one respect.
We do not agree with the auditor and court in the dis-allowance of Hermine Levi’s claim of $6,000. We are aware that claims…
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