Legal Opinion

Archer Estate

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 16, 1950No. Appeal, 159PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mb. Justice Drew,

Alexander T. Archer, Jr., died intestate in the City of Philadelphia on July 21, 1945. At the audit of his estate, the learned auditing judge found the testimony of Winifred Archer his widow, to he incredible and dismissed her claim to a surviving widow’s share on the ground that she had separated from her husband by mutual consent and when she subsequently committed adultery she was guilty of wilful desertion, thereby forfeiting her rights under the terms of Section 6 of the Intestate Act of June 7, 1917, P. L. 429. Exceptions taken by the widow were dismissed by…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Nanty-Glo Boro. v. American Surety Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1932
  2. Pusey's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1935
  3. Reel v. ElderSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1869
  4. Roberts EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1944
  5. Bowman's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Goodfellow v. RundleSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
  2. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Paylor v. ClaudySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
  3. Lentz EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
  4. Howard v. ClaudySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
  5. Malik v. UniontownSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1953

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