Legal Opinion

Chavar Estate

Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Northampton County

Decided August 7, 1972No. 1969-1327Published

1Opinion of the Court

FRANCIOSA, J.,

Anthony Chavar died on November 23, 1969, a resident of Northampton County, Pa. His will, dated September 16, 1968, was probated on December 1, 1969, in the Register of Wills Office of Northampton County.

The 1968 will is a formally drawn typewritten paper duly attested by two subscribing witnesses. It gives decedent’s estate to his seven children. Decedent’s wife is not named as a beneficiary.

On January 15, 1971, Vida Chavar, decedent’s wife, filed a petition for appeal from probate, setting forth that a later writing dated December 14, 1968, is the last will of decedent. The…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Gray WillSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
  2. Wise v. RuppSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1921
  3. Long v. ZookSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1850
  4. Rhodes WillSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
  5. Womack's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1916

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