Legal Opinion

Dzierski Estate

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 17, 1972No. Appeal, 92PublishedCited by 38 opinions

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

  1. Leedom v. PalmerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1922
  2. Null's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930
  3. Lochinger v. HanlonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
  4. Donsavage EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
  5. Kees v. GreenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950

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3Cited by38 opinions

  1. Scott EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  2. Thomas v. SEAMANSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  3. In Re Estate of LuxSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  4. Estate of AllenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  5. Commonwealth v. HicksSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976

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