Legal Opinion

Estate of Bestwick

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 13, 1981No. 2Published

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

O’BRIEN, Chief Justice.

This appeal is from a final decree of the Orphans’ Court Division, Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County, which denied a claim of appellant, Edith Coyle, to a one-fourth share of two hundred shares of Sears and Roebuck stock.

Jacob Bestwick died testate in Philadelphia on December 13, 1974. By will dated January 27, 1965, testator provided:

*343“I, JACOB H. BESTWICK, Widower, of the City of Philadelphia, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, do hereby make my Last Will and Testament, and revoke all Wills by me at any time heretofore made.
“FIRST: I direct that…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. McFerren EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
  2. Lenhart's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
  3. Soles EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  4. Elmore's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1928
  5. Alsop's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1848

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