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In Re Estate of Wood

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 19, 1987No. 02991PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BECK, Judge:

This is an an appeal by William J. Irvin from an order dismissing exceptions to the denial of his petition to have Melba F. Wood adjudicated incompetent. We affirm the order of the trial court.

Appellant Irvin is the step-nephew of Mrs. Wood. He is the step-son of Mrs. Wood’s late husband’s brother. In 1982, Mrs. Wood gave appellant’s wife Bertha Irvin a power of attorney. In 1984, Mrs. Wood released the power of attorney. She then entered into a revocable inter vivos trust agreement with the Union National Bank and Trust Company of Souderton (“the Bank”) which now handles her…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Myers EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
  2. Hagopian v. EskandarianSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
  3. Weir by Gasper v. CiaoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  4. Commonwealth v. CouncilSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  5. Matter of CaineSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980

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3Cited by4 opinions

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