Legal Opinion

In re Estate of Tyler

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 13, 2013PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

OTT, J.

James L. and Josephine Henry (“the Henrys” collectively) appeal from the orphans’ court’s order entered on June 14, 2011, and amended June 23, 2011, in the Court of Common Pleas of Perry County, which found the document dated September 8, 2010 was not a valid codicil to the August 11, 2002 Will of Jessie M. Tyler (“Decedent”), and affirmed the Register of Wills’ October 29, 2010 decree denying probate.

On appeal, the Henrys contend the orphans’ court erred:

1) in refusing to admit to probate the writing dated September 8, 2010, a legally valid testamentary instrument;

2) in…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Masciantonio WillSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
  2. Estate of ReichelSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  3. Kauffman WillSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
  4. In re BosleySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
  5. In re Estate of ShellySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2008

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Estate of Beury, B., Appeal of: Beury, P.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2019
  2. In Re: Est. of: L.J.S., Appeal of: DeVecchis, L.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2023
  3. In Re: Estate of Helen C. CitinoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2019
  4. In Re: Estate of Marko, G., Appeal of: DornenburgSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
  5. In Re: Estate of Richards, J., Appeal of: MozickSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2015

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