Taber's Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 179, Jan. T., 1916, by Girard Trust Company,. Executor of the Estate of Augusta Taber, deceased, from decree of O. C. Philadelphia Co., July T., 1910, No. 192, dismissing exceptions to adjudication, in Estate of Augusta Taber, deceased. Exceptions to adjudication. Before Gummey, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. The court dismissed the exceptions. Girard Trust Company, Executor, appealed.
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Appeal, No. 179, Jan. T., 1916, by Girard Trust Company,. Executor of the Estate of Augusta Taber, deceased, from decree of O. C. Philadelphia Co., July T., 1910, No. 192, dismissing exceptions to adjudication, in Estate of Augusta Taber, deceased. Exceptions to adjudication. Before Gummey, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. The court dismissed the exceptions. Girard Trust Company, Executor, appealed. Errors assigned were in dismissing the exceptions. — The counsel fee incurred by the executor for professional services in upholding the will is not subject to collateral…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Chief Justice Brown,
Augusta Taber died January 15, 1909, unmarried and without issue. Soon after her death application was made to the register of wills of Philadelphia County for admission to probate of what purported to be her last will and certain codicils thereto, in which the Girard Trust Company was named as executor. First cousins of the decedent objected to the probate of these papers, on the ground that she was of unsound mind when she executed them, and an issue devisavit vel non was directed to the Court of Common Pleas No. 5 of the County of Philadelphia. Shortly…
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