Burr Estate

381 Pa. 547 (1955)

Burr Estate.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued March 16, 1955.

May 4, 1955.

Before STERN, C.J., STEARNE, JONES, BELL, CHIDSEY, MUSMANNO and ARNOLD, JJ.

Harry Bowytz, with him Bowytz & Bowytz, for appellants.

Bresci R.P. Leonard, with him Van der Voort, Royston, Robb & Leonard, for appellee.

OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE ALLEN M. STEARNE, May 4, 1955:

The appeal is from the allowance by an orphans' court of a claim for nursing and housekeeping. The single question is whether or not claimant overcame the presumption of periodic payments. A majority of the court ruled that she did. One…