Legal Opinion
In Re Estate of Fickert
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 13, 1975No. 2PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ROBERTS, Justice.
This is an appeal from a decree holding certain portions of a will invalid on the ground that those portions had been procured by the use of undue influence. 1 Appellant claims 1) that certain instructions given to the advisory jury were erroneous and confusing and 2) that the evidence is insufficient to support the finding of undue influence. We affirm.
We are unsure that erroneous jury instructions could ever be a basis for reversal in this type of case. Section 777 of the Probate, Estates & Fiduciaries Code, 20 Pa.C. S. § 777 (Special Pamphlet, 1972),…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Dilliplaine v. Lehigh Valley Trust Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- La Rocca TrustSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
- Broida v. Travelers InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1934
- In Re Estate of ClarkSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Thomas v. SEAMANSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
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3Cited by40 opinions
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- In Re Estate of LuxSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- In Re the Involuntary Termination of Parental Rights to KapcsosSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
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