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were made by Panepinto as to Mary Orlando and Connie Kates. All
such petitions for citations were denied.
On July 28, 1983, Mary Orlando, as the prior administratrix
of the estate, and Connie Kates, as Administratrix of the Estate
of James Meriano, the late brother of decedent, filed an appeal
from the decree of the Register of Wills which admitted the will
and codicil of Philip Meriano to probate and which granted
letters of administration to Panepinto.
Panepinto retained the services of the law firm of Dilworth,
Paxson, Kalish and Kauffman of Philadelphia (the Dilworth law
firm) to represent her in the will contest litigation. The firm
also became the legal representative for the estate.
In response to the petition filed on September 3, 1982, by
Panepinto with the Orphans' Court seeking possession of all of
the estate's assets and documents and demanding an accounting by
Mary Orlando, the Orphans' Court issued a citation to show cause
why Mary Orlando should not file an account for the estate.
On November 4, 1982, the Orphans' Court issued a decree
directing Mary Orlando to file an accounting within 30 days. In
January 1983, Mary Orlando had still not filed the required
accounting.
The Insurance Company of North America (INA) was surety on
Mary Orlando's administratrix bond.
After she was appointed administratrix of the estate on
September 3, 1982, Panepinto filed claims against INA, as surety
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