Legal Opinion
In Re Estate of McCrea
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 1, 1977No. 216PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ROBERTS, Justice.
The Orphans’ Court Division of the Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland County dismissed objections to the final account of the executor of the estate of Katherine McCrea. The orphans’ court found that a settlement agreement among the devisees of the McCrea Estate did not exist and imposed a surcharge upon the former executors. We affirm. 1
Katherine Jane Wiest McCrea (Mrs. McCrea), whose husband had predeceased her by some thirty years, died testate on March 24, 1961. Her will divided her estate among her six children, Katherine, William, Sarah, Elizabeth,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- In Re Estate of EllisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Cohen WillSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Killey TrustSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Hunter WillSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
- In Re Estate of GargesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
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3Cited by34 opinions
- Estate of AllenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- In Re Estate of PitoneSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Nedd v. United Mine Workers of AmericaDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1980
- In Re Estate of DamarioSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- In Re Testamentary Trust Created Under the Last Will & Testament of IschySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
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