87 Pa. 487 | Pa. | 1878
The judgment of the Supreme Court was entered
If the contract of Jeremiah Daily had been made by both of the executors under the power in the will of Peter Soxman, deceased, or had it been executed by their deed, the Orphans’ Coui’t would scarcely have been justified in setting it aside. There is no doubt of the jurisdiction of the Orphans’ Court over testamentary powers, as held in Dundas’s Appeal, 14 P. F. Smith 325. But when the power is committed to the executors by name or descrip
Decree affirmed, with costs to be paid by the appellant, and the appeal is dismissed.