Case Name: Erny Estate
Court: Philadelphia County Orphans' Court
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 1963-11-15
Citations: 31 Pa. D. & C.2d 595
Docket Number: no. 648 of 1963
Parties: Erny Estate
Judges: 
Reporter: Pennsylvania District and County Reports
Volume: 31
Pages: 595–611

Head Matter:
Erny Estate
J. Peter Williams and Cuthbert H. Latta, Jr., for exceptant.
Louis C. Washburn and Ernest Scott, contra.
John K. Young, for accountant.
Russell Conwell Cooney and Boyd L. Spahr, Jr., for contingent remainderman.
Charles R. Weiner, and Bernard S. Cheskin, for guardian and trustee ad litem.
Joshua Eilberg, trustee ad litem.
Ralph C. Donohoe, for Commonwealth.
November 15, 1963.

Opinion:
Opinion Sur Exceptions
Lefever, J.,
We agree with the learned auditing judge that: "The Deed is remarkable in that upon every occasion where reference is made to the foster daughter, she is mentioned by name. The name 'Agnes' does not appear anywhere, but on every occasion the term 'wife' is used and following reference to her above cited, she is stated to be 'the said wife' or 'the wife of the said settlor' and in one clause she is described as '. . . the wife of the settlor if she then be living.' " In contrast, whenever settlor referred to his foster daughter he does so by name "Thelma A. Erny." So also, when he refers to himself he does so by name, "Charles G. Erny".
. This case is squarely ruled by Buzby Estate, 386 Pa. 1, and Stewart Estate, 390 Pa. 451.
There is no need to repeat what Judge Bolger has so ably stated in his adjudication.
The exceptions are dismissed and adjudication is confirmed absolutely.
President Judge Klein and Judge Burke did not participate in the deliberations or decision of this case.