Dzierski Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mb. Justice Pomuboy,
This appeal presents a familiar and recurring human drama. The executor of the estate of John Dzierski filed a petition for citation against the appellant, Mrs. Jean Maleski, daughter of the decedent, asking that she be ordered to turn over to the executor a sum of some |47,000, the sole discoverable asset of the estate. Appellant, however, based a claim to ownership of that fund on the fact that she was the surviving joint tenant of the balance in a savings account which had been held jointly with her father. After a hearing, the auditing judge ordered appellant…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Leedom v. PalmerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1922
- Null's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930
- Lochinger v. HanlonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
- Donsavage EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
- Kees v. GreenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
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3Cited by38 opinions
- Scott EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Thomas v. SEAMANSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- In Re Estate of LuxSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Estate of AllenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Commonwealth v. HicksSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
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