Estate of Parry

Citations

• 188 Pa. 38
• 41 A. 384
• 1898 Pa. LEXIS 571

Syllabus

<p>Decedents' estates — Glaim by attorney at law — Liability of estate.</p> <p>Where the estate of a decedent is ample, it is liable for services in connection with the transportation of decedent’s body from the place of his death in a foreign country to the place of burial, rendered at the request of the widow.</p> <p>Decedent while traveling with his wife died in India. The widow telegraphed to her attorney in Philadelphia to meet her at Marseilles. The attorney went to Paris and made all arrangements for the transportation of the decedent’s body through France to America. He was away fifty-five days from his professional duties. Held, (1) that while the attorney’s services were not strictly professional, yet he might infer from the telegram that his legal services were required; (2) that the sum of $1,800 was not unreasonable for the services rendered; (3) that the claim should be paid out of the decedent’s estate.</p>