Legal Opinion

Dettra Will

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 31, 1964No. Appeal, No. 320PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Jones,

On this appeal we are called upon to determine two principal questions: (1) whether the evidence produced in the court below was legally sufficient to support a finding that the decedent lacked testamentary capacity to make this will and/or a finding that undue influence was exerted upon decedent to procure this will so as to justify the conclusion that this will is invalid? (2) whether the proponents of the will received a fair and an impartial trial?

Elsa W. Dettra (decedent), a resident, for approximately a quarter century, of the Washington Hotel in…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Masciantonio WillSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
  2. Williams v. McCarrollSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
  3. Girsh TrustSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
  4. Reed v. KinnikSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957

3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Francis C. O'Neill and Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. United States v. Ambrose-Augusterfer Corporation, Third-Party Francis C. O'NeillCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969
  2. Hunter WillSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
  3. In Re Estate of FickertSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  4. Abrams WillSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
  5. In Re Estate of ButtonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974

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