Legal Opinion

Layman v. Jenkins

Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Franklin County

Decided January 5, 1951No. 115Published

1Opinion of the Court

Wingerd, P. J.,

— Plaintiffs are children of and beneficiaries under the unprobated will of William Harvey Layman, who died December 30, 1949, a resident of Franklin County. The will names the First National Bank and Trust Company in Waynesboro, executor. The present proceeding is an action in assumpsit in which plaintiffs filed a complaint containing three counts, one for each plaintiff. In the first count Lee R. Layman avers that on or about June 17, 1948, decedent executed a general power of attorney to defendant, Catherine I. Jenkins; that, at the time of the execution of this power,…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Miller v. Belmont Packing & Rubber Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1920
  2. Barnett v. RossSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
  3. Schwebel v. WohlsenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1916
  4. Craig v. BlauSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1927

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