Legal Opinion

Cilvik Estate

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 2, 1970No. Appeal, 198PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice Bell,

This appeal involves the ownership of a joint savings account opened under one of those perplexing and vexing bank signature cards. Testator left an estate of approximately $13,000, excluding this bank account of $6,750.93.

Apolinary Cilvik died testate on October 19, 1966. TTis will dated May 26, 1966 was probated October 27, 1966; on that same day letters testamentary were issued to his executrix, Regina Cilvik, one of the testator’s daughters *

On October 23, 1966, four days after the testator’s death, some members of his family met at Regina Cilvik’s home…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Furjanick EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
  2. Lochinger v. HanlonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
  3. Rogan EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
  4. Amour EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
  5. Sivak EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Perdue v. Crocker National BankCalifornia Supreme Court · 1985
  2. Riggs National Bank of Washington, D.C. v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
  3. In Re Estate of LuxSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  4. In Re Estate of SipeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  5. In Re Estate of ChiaraSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976

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