In Re Estate of Volkhardt

OPINION OF THE COURT

EAGEN, Chief Justice.

At issue in this appeal is the validity of a final decree of the Orphans’ Court Division of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia, adjudicating Hazel C. Volkhardt an incompetent under • section 5511 of the Decedents, Estate. and Fiduciaries Code, 20 Pa.C.S. § 5511, and appointing Provident National Bank as guardian of her estate.

After three separate hearings, which extended over a ten-month period, the Orphans’ Court ordered the appointment of an impartial medical expert to examine the alleged incompetent, to submit a written report, and to testify…