Legal Opinion
Pusey's Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 11, 1935No. Appeals, 193-202PublishedCited by 100 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Chief Justice Kephart,
This appeal presents some unusual features. We have a record of over 3,000 pages, with 331 exceptions, 227 assignments of error and approximately 1,000 pages of argument. The amount involved is over $1,000,000. The contest is over the validity of a will.
George W. Pusey was born October 22, 1845, in Pittsburgh, the fifth of six children. His mother was a native of Pittsburgh and his father, while not born in Pittsburgh, early adopted that city as his home. Their principal family residence was at 518 Sherman Avenue. By reason of deaths in the family Pusey…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Dupuy v. . WurtzNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
- Baker v. Baker, Eccles & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1917
- Dorrance's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1932
- Tilt v. KelseySupreme Court of the United States · 1907
- Overby v. GordonSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
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3Cited by100 opinions
- Riley v. New York Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Smith v. SmithSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
- Slayton v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1946
- In Re the Estate of McKinleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Mooney's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
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