Perrett's Estate

Citations

• 14 Pa. Super. 611
• 1900 Pa. Super. LEXIS 93

Syllabus

<p>Jurisdiction, O. C. — Discharge of administratrix — Appeal—Review of discretion.</p> <p>The Act of May 1,1861, P. L. 680, invests the orphans’ court with jurisdiction to dismiss an administratrix pendente lite, who has, in the opinion of the court, brought herself within the class of eases in which provision is made for a discharge, and the appellate court will not reverse such an order unless a clear abuse of discretion is manifest.</p> <p>Party interested — Removal of administratrix.</p> <p>Any party interested in an estate where contest has been made and administration raised, pendente lite, has standing under the act of 1861 to invoke action of the orphans’court for the removal of the administratrix, pendente lite upon cause shown.</p>