Assigned Estate of Hunter
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 266, Jan. T., 1916, by Henry K. Fox, Executor of the Estate of Elizabeth M. Lassalle, deceased, from decree of C. P. No. 4, Philadelphia Co., March T., 1887, No. 729, dismissing exceptions to' report of auditor, in re Assigned Estate of James Hunter and John Hunter, Individually and as Copartners. Exceptions to report of Charles H. Mathews, Esq., auditor. Before Audenried, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts.
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Appeal, No. 266, Jan. T., 1916, by Henry K. Fox, Executor of the Estate of Elizabeth M. Lassalle, deceased, from decree of C. P. No. 4, Philadelphia Co., March T., 1887, No. 729, dismissing exceptions to' report of auditor, in re Assigned Estate of James Hunter and John Hunter, Individually and as Copartners. Exceptions to report of Charles H. Mathews, Esq., auditor. Before Audenried, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. The court dismissed the exceptions. Henry K. Fox, executor of the estate of Elizabeth M. Lassalle, deceased, appealed. Errors assigned were in dismissing…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Me. Justice Walling,
This is an appeal from a decree of distribution of an assigned estate. In 1887, John Hunter individually and the firm of James and John Hunter made a general assignment to John Field, for benefit of creditors. Prior thereto in 1878 James Hunter and John Hunter, being the owners of certain lands, comprising about 32 acres, and situate near Fifty-fifth street and Lancaster avenue, Philadelphia, executed a mortgage thereon and an accompanying bond to Wm. C. Houston, administrator, etc., to secure a loan of 127,000, payable in three years, with interest. Some days…
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