May's Estate
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 53, Oct. T., 1902, by Jonathan D. May, Rachel M. Simpkins, Margaret M. Nichols, Barbara El well Branddriff, Jacob May, Andrew H. Garrison, Stephen Garrison, Henry K. Garrison, Samuel G. Garrison, Margaret Ann Garrison Campbell and Charles P. Garrison, from decree of O. C. Phila. Co., April T., 1901, No. 571, dismissing exceptions to adjudication in estate of Mary Ann May, deceased. Exceptions to adjudication.
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Appeal, No. 53, Oct. T., 1902, by Jonathan D. May, Rachel M. Simpkins, Margaret M. Nichols, Barbara El well Branddriff, Jacob May, Andrew H. Garrison, Stephen Garrison, Henry K. Garrison, Samuel G. Garrison, Margaret Ann Garrison Campbell and Charles P. Garrison, from decree of O. C. Phila. Co., April T., 1901, No. 571, dismissing exceptions to adjudication in estate of Mary Ann May, deceased. Exceptions to adjudication. Errors assigned were in dismissing exceptions to adjudication.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
W. D. Porter, J.,
The auditing judge found as a fact that Margaretta E. Mount was next of kin of the decedent and awarded to her the balance of the estate after the payment of debts and expenses of administration. The testimony presented before the auditing judge related exclusively to the pedigrees of the various claimants. We have carefully considered that testimony and are convinced that there was an abundance of evidence to sustain the finding. Such a finding will not be disturbed except in cases of fraud, clear mistake or manifest lack of due consideration, when based upon…
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