Case Name: Shoch's Estate
Court: Philadelphia County Orphans' Court
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 1941-06-20
Citations: 41 Pa. D. & C. 698
Docket Number: no. 617 of 1941
Parties: Shoch’s Estate
Judges: Before Van Dusen, P. J., Stearne, Sinkler, Klein, and Ladner, JJ.
Reporter: Pennsylvania District and County Reports
Volume: 41
Pages: 698–702

Head Matter:
Shoch’s Estate
Before Van Dusen, P. J., Stearne, Sinkler, Klein, and Ladner, JJ.
Wm. Nelson West, 3rd, for exceptant.
John Hemphill and Walter Lee Sheppard, contra.
June 20, 1941.

Opinion:
Sinkler, J.,
Whether an accountant is entitled to commission in such case as the present depends upon the particular circumstances of each case, and presents a question to be determined in the exercise of the auditing judge's discretion. The exercise of his discretion will not be disturbed except for gross abuse. No such abuse exists in the present case. The allowance is manifestly correct.
The exceptions are dismissed and the adjudication is confirmed absolutely.