Legal Opinion

Heath Estate

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 20, 1944No. Appeals, 184-187PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Baldrige, J.,

This appeal is from the decree of the court below refusing to set aside a widow’s election to take against her husband’s will. It is very narrow in its scope, confined to determining whether there was sufficient evidence to support the finding of the court below.

James C. Heath died testate September 8, 1943.. He gave his entire estate to Naomi Kreisher, Mary Hart, Ruth Bower, and Raymond Heath, the appellants herein. Laura Ackerly Heath filed her election as widow to take against the will. The legatees and devisees in the will petitioned for a citation to show cause why…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Pusey's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1935
  2. King v. KingSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1908
  3. Olson v. OlsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1905
  4. Estate of A.S. MehaffeySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1931
  5. Estate of Martina R. NixonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1931

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Archer EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
  2. Archer EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
  3. Fisher EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  4. Fellabaum v. AlvarezSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
  5. Crater EstatePennsylvania Orphans' Court, Philadelphia County · 1952

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