Legal Opinion

Olshefski's Estate

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 5, 1939No. Appeal, 188PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Drew,

Honoretta Olshefski, a widow, died on June 19, 1936, at the age of sixty-nine. By her will, dated May 14, 1936, she bequeathed the bulk of her estate, of an approximate value of $10,000, to a daughter, Mary Gill, and named her executrix. Testatrix’s eight other children were left but one hundred dollars each, and they are the contestants in the present proceeding. After the probate of the will, an issue devisavit vel non was awarded to pass upon the charges of lack of testamentary capacity, undue influence, and improper execution. In the verdict, the jury did not…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Null's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930
  2. Tetlow's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1921
  3. Lawrence's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1926
  4. Cauffman v. LongSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1876
  5. Brennan's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1933

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3Cited by39 opinions

  1. Travis v. TeterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
  2. Williams v. McCarrollSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
  3. Quein WillSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
  4. Higbee WillSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
  5. Ryman's CaseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1939

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