This  was  an  appeal  by  Philip  Mosteller  from  the  decree  of  the  Orphans*
Court,  in  the  matter  of  the  account  of  the  said  Philip  Mosteller  and  Peter
Mosteller,  administrators  of  the  estate  of  William  Mosteller,  deceased.
William  Mosteller  died  intestate,  on  the  28th  September,  1844,  and
letters  of  administration  upon  his  estate  were  granted  to  the  accountants.
Before  the  auditors,  Peter  Mosteller,  one  of  the  accountants,  claimed  a
credit  for  $500,  for  work,  labor,  and  services  rendered  to  his  father,  the
intestate,  while  a  member  of  his  family,  for  six  or  seven  years  after  he
arrived  at  full  age.  This  claim  was  contested  by  the  heirs;  and  the
auditor's  report  allowing  the  said  Peter  Mosteller  $450  for  his  services,
having  been  confirmed  by  the  court,  this  appeal  was  taken.
H.  Green  for  the  appellant.
J,  M.  Porter  and  M,  Goepp  for  the  appellee.
The  opinion  of  the  court  was  delivered  by

Thompson,  J.  The  principle  of  the  exception  in  this  case  is  so  fully
embraced  by  the  adjudications  in  Walker's  Estate,*  Hack  v,  Stewart;*
Candor's  Appeal ; '  Sanders  r.  Waggonseller ;  *  Hertzog's  Administrators  v.
Hei*tzog ; '  and  Lynn  v,  Lynn ;~  that  it  is  only  necessary  to  refer  to  them  as
concluding  the  contest  here.
The  appellee's  claim  against  his  father's  estate  was  for  work  done  on  the
farm,  while  living  with  him,  during  six  or  seven  years  after  he  came  of  aga

1  3  R.  248.  «  8  Barr,  218.  »  5  W.  &  S.  516.
«  7  Harris,  251.  *  5  Casey,  465.  ^  5  Casey,  369.
350  TURNER  V.  WEBSTER.  [CHAP.  IV.
