Shuey's Estate

Superior Court of Pennsylvania April 13, 1896

Shuey's Estate, 1 Pa. Super. 405 (1896)

1896 Pa. Super. LEXIS 177

Beaver, Orlady, Reeder, Rice, Smith, Wickham, Willard

Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Reeder, J.,

The only question raised by the several assignments of error is whether the court below erred in striking from the guardian’s account a credit of $780 for the support and maintenance of his ward. We can find no error in the findings of .the auditor, or in the decree of the court below. The entire question is so ably and correctly discussed in the opinion of the auditor and *409the learned court, and their conclusions of law so exact as applicable to the facts, that any further discussion by us would be mere repetition. We therefore dismiss the assignments of error and affirm the decree of the court below.

Decree affirmed.

Reference

Full Case Name: Frances M. Shuey's Estate. Appeal of John W. Shuey, Guardian of Frances M. Shuey (now Sones), a Minor
Cited By: 2 cases
Status: Published
Syllabus: Guardian and ward—Allowance for maintenance of ward—Surcharge. Where the guardian has placed himself in loco parentis to his ward, he •is not entitled to a credit in his final account for her maintenance. The ward was the niece of the guardian and lived with him as one of his family, worked therein, and was boarded, clothed and schooled as ■one of his own children. The guardian frequently declared to the ward .and others that he regarded her as one of his children. He never applied for an allowance for her support, nor did it appear that he made any ■charge in his books for her maintenance.