Crooks Estate
Pennsylvania Orphans' Court, Delaware County
1Opinion of the Court
VAN Roden, P; J.,
— Decedent died September 13, 1955, survived by her husband, Joseph Crooks, who is the present accountant, and by a minor daughter, Charlene V., Hart (by a previous marriage).
On September 19, 1955, the Register of Wills of Delaware County granted letters of administration to the surviving spouse, on the basis of his petition alleging that his wife died intestate.
Subsequent to the issuance of said letters of administration, two testamentary writings, one dated March 17, 1955, and the other undated, were found among decedent’s effects.
On October 5, 1955, the surviving spouse…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Casani's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
- Crooks EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957