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not a judge on the general jurisdiction level. Do you
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think it would be possible pcrl.aps to put some of these
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quasi judicial functions --
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JUDGE FRIEDMAN: No, I think, going to
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other cities and other states, I think that surrogate
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court, probate court or Orphans Court dealing with
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testamentary law should be a separate court. This is
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my honest opinion. When an estate starts the court should
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be able to finish it completely and should have full
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jurisdiction. I don't think it should be divided.
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I think anything to do with guardianships, intestacy,
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anything with a will, should be handled by the Orphans
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Court and be completed by the court.
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MR. HARGROVE: When you say you want it to
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be a separate court, would it make any difference if it
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was a part of the court system? For example, in a
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Municipal Court, you have a Traffic Division and Criminal
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Division. The Committee in the report, I suppose,
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certainly you have to have a probate court, no question
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about that. I don't think there is any question of
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abolishing this court at all. I think it was just a
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