Legal Opinion

Lauro Estate

Pennsylvania Orphans' Court, Montgomery County

Decided June 23, 1961No. 60483PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Taxis, P. J.,. . . Decedent was a member of the Societa di Mutuo Soccorso Maria S. S. Ma del Soccorso di Sciacca of Norristown, Pa., a corporation formed for beneficial and protective purposes. Articles 66-69 of the association provide for death benefits. The pertinent language is as follows:

“Upon the death of a member, the family shall have the right to the death benefit from the Death Fund of Four Hundred ($400.00) Dollars . . .
“These sums shall be paid to the heirs or legitimate heirs or in accordance with their last will and testament thirty (30) days after the date of the funeral...”

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2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Kotal v. GoldbergSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
  2. Althouse EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
  3. Thompson's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1911
  4. Kreeger's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1923
  5. Thomas v. RobinsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1948

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Hicks v. FielmanIndiana Court of Appeals · 1981

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