Legal Opinion

ZOMISKY v. Zamiska

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 17, 1972No. Appeal, 71PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Eagen,

Mike Zamiska and George Zamiska were father and son. On December 26, 1957, Mike Zamiska executed a deed conveying the title in certain land to Mike Zamiska and George Zamiska “as joint tenants and as in common with the right of survivorship.” Upon his father’s death (intestate) on July 18, 1970, George claimed complete title in the land. Other children and grandchildren of Mike Zamiska, claiming the 1957 deed created only a tenancy in common in the grantees, instituted an action in equity asking the court to declare that George’s ownership was limited to an…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. TEACHER v. KijurinaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
  2. Mardis, Administratrix v. SteenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1928
  3. Maxwell v. SaylorSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
  4. Coleman v. JacksonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1960
  5. Haggerty's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1933

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. In Re Estate of QuickSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
  2. Margarite v. EwaldSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  3. Edel v. EdelSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  4. Moore v. MillerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
  5. Estate of BruceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988

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