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and (4) an interest in the Thomas Trust. On each of the
following subsequent dates, the executrix filed a partial
Fiduciary's Account with the probate court listing the value of
assets remaining in decedent's estate:
Date Total Value of Assets
Apr. 24, 1987 $799,259.53
June 23, 1988 710,540.77
Sept. 19, 1989 795,320.25
Jan. 31, 1991 52,668.00
Apr. 8, 1992 34,569.31
In each partial account filed with the probate court, the above-
listed assets of undetermined value were again listed as of
unknown value and apparently not included in the total value of
assets reported.2
On July 26, 1991, the estate filed a suit against decedent's
brother, Joseph J. "Fuzzy" Thomas (Mr. Thomas), and another
individual3 in the Court of Common Pleas of Washington County,
2 On Jan. 31, 1991, the executrix filed a Report of Newly
Discovered Assets with the probate court, adding to the value of
decedent's estate numerous shares of various stocks whose value
totaled $180,342.89. Also, the partial Fiduciary's account filed
on Jan. 31, 1991, reflected a distribution of 182 shares of
Thomas, Inc. stock of unknown value and reflected the value of
150 shares of H.R.M., Inc., as zero rather than unknown. The
April 8, 1992 account reflected 150 shares of H.R.M., Inc., at
zero value and 52 shares of Uncle Henry's, Inc., and an interest
in the Thomas Trust of unknown value.
3 The other defendant in the suit was Lester W. Bigley,
who claimed that he had purchased certain real estate from the
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