Estate of Tarr

Citations

• 10 Pa. Super. 554
• 1899 Pa. Super. LEXIS 317

Syllabus

<p>Habitual drunkard — Support—Ward of the court.</p> <p>An habitual drunkard like a lunatic is a ward of the court, and his estate is in custodia legis. So far as his estate will justify it he and his family should be provided for as he himself would provide for them if he were sane.</p> <p>Habitual drunkard's estate — Counsel fee and costs — Investigation of conduct of, committee.</p> <p>The right to charge a fund with costs and expenses depends on whether the litigation, in which the costs and expenses were incurred, results in promotion of the interests of those eventually found to be entitled to the fund.</p> <p>The court has power to award a counsel fee, to be paid out of the estate for services rendered by counsel in proceedings instituted by daughters of the habitual drunkard which resulted in the discharge of the committee of the person, a correction of the accounts of the committee of the estate, and the betterment of the security of the estate.</p>