Legal Opinion

In Re Estate of Stricker

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided August 17, 2009No. 54 MAP 2008PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Justice GREENSPAN.

This appeal presents the question of appealability of Orphans’ Court orders to sell real estate in the process of disposition of an estate. Appellant Ronald Strieker requests that we overrule the Orphans’ and Superior Courts, and hold either that the Orphans’ Court’s orders to sell real estate were final and therefore appealable, or that those orders were interlocutory but appealable as collateral orders. We decline to do either and, accordingly, affirm the Superior Court.

Decedent Catherine M. Strieker’s will was admitted to probate on February 15, 2001. Appellant and…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. T. C. R. Realty, Inc. v. CoxSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  2. Melvin v. DoeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  3. Commonwealth v. RyanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  4. In Re the Twenty-Fourth Statewide Investigating Grand JurySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
  5. In Re the Estate of HabazinSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1996

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. In Re: Estate of Plance Appeal of: Plance, J.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
  2. Commonwealth v. Flor, R., Aplt.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
  3. In re the Estate of AshSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
  4. Estate of Virginia Cherry Appeal of: Ronald LockeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
  5. In Re: Sheriff's Excess Proceeds Lit. Appeal of: J. O'Hara and Finn Land Corp.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2014

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