Legal Opinion
Gilbert Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 22, 1944No. Appeal, 4PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Me.
Justice Allen M. Stearne,
The decree of the court below must be reversed. An orphans’ court does not have jurisdiction in such actions ex delicto: Locher’s Estate (No. 1), 219 Pa. 42, 67 A. 953.
Decedent was a cashier of a national bank. A few days after his death a depositor appeared at the bank and presented a certificate of deposit for $7,426.00. He requested a renewal certificate. The certificate so presented had been executed and issued by decedent as cashier. Investigation disclosed puzzling irregularities in the bank’s records. On the face of the records the issuance of the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Simpson's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1916
- McCoach v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1922
- Pantall v. DickeySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1889
- Fowler v. EddySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1885
- Musselman's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1882
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Thomas v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1947
- Trout v. LukeySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
- In Re Estate of DilbonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
- Sadowski EstateSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1945
- Hornsey v. Jacono, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Delaware County1957
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