Legal Opinion

Ziegler Estate

Pennsylvania Orphans' Court, Philadelphia County

Decided May 29, 1952Published

1Opinion of the Court

Saylor, J.,

— Decedent died intestate on January 22, 1951, leaving to survive him a widow, a son and a daughter. The widow, Estelle Ziegler, had been separated from her husband for 14 years prior to his death. The son, Augustus Ziegler, and the daughter, Florence M. Mohr, were both married. Neither lived with decedent.

The widow and two children, by written agreement, share the estate equally, the widow not claiming her exemption.

At the audit, Isabella Ziegler, a sister-in-law of decedent, presented a claim for $1,280, for board and services rendered decedent from August 22, 1948, to January 5,…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Com. Trust Co. of Pbg. v. HugoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
  2. Santori v. North Scranton Bank & Trust Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1945

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