Legal Opinion

Goodhart's Estate

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 7, 1924No. Appeal, No. 67PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam,

Appellant complains of a decree of the orphans’ court disallowing a claim of $2,500 made by her against the estate of her foster mother.

Claimant, in 1892, when a child of two years, was taken into the family of Mary and William Goodhart, to whom she bore the relationship of niece; she lived with them until after her marriage in 1915; during her childhood she was clothed, educated, and maintained by the Goodharts; after her graduation from the local schools, her foster father loaned her money to take a stenographic course, which enabled her subsequently to fill several positions;…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Appeal of FrossSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1884
  2. Brown v. McCurdySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1923
  3. Caldwell v. TaylorSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1923

3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Mooney's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
  2. Roberts EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1944
  3. Gross's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1925
  4. Calvert v. EberlySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930
  5. Estate of Elizabeth E. FoxWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1948

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