Legal Opinion
Mike Estate
Pennsylvania Orphans' Court, Beaver County
Decided July 19, 1955No. 1368-55 of 1955Published
1Opinion of the Court
Reed, P. J.,
Rose Mike, Josephine Awad (formerly Josephine Mike), William Mike and Louis Mike have presented a petition for a declaratory judgment. A citation issued against James Mike. The parties named are the widow and children of Tony Mike, deceased, and are all the persons having any possible interest in the matters in controversy.
“ ‘. . . whether or not a court will take jurisdiction of a petition for a declaratory judgment or decree is purely a matter of judicial discretion . . .“the vital factor in the assumption of jurisdiction is the presence of antagonistic claims indicating…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Lifter EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
- Farber's EstateSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1918
- Mulhollem's EstateSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1914