Estate of Phillips
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
TAMILIA, Judge:
Francis E. Gleeson appeals from the November 8, 1991 Order sustaining, in part, the exceptions he filed to the Philadelphia Orphans Court Order of May 2, 1991.
In 1985 appellant was retained by the decedent, Edward L. Phillips, to draft his last will and testament. Upon Phillips’ demise on February 8, 1990, because his wife pre-deceased him, his estate was distributed as follows: one-half to his daughter, Eileen Kaminski, one-sixth to Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Church and one-sixth to each of his granddaughters. Appellant, who is an attorney and a real estate broker, served as…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- LaRocca EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
- In Re Estate of SonovickSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- In Re Reed EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- In Re Estate of PrestonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- In Re Estate of BurchSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
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- Gleeson v. KaminskiSupreme Court of the United States · 1993