Legal Opinion

Keating v. Keating

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 16, 2004PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

GANTMAN, J.:

¶ 1 Appellant, Jung Suk Keating (“Jung Suk”) challenges the trial court’s order entering declaratory judgment in favor of Appellee, Jean M. Keating (“Jean”). Specifically, Jung Suk contests the court’s finding that Jean was the legal wife of the decedent, Benjamin F. Keating, Jr. (“Ben”), at the time of his death. We hold the trial court properly determined that Jean was the legal wife of Ben at the time of his death, because she had no notice or opportunity to be heard in the Guam divorce proceeding. Accordingly, we affirm.

¶ 2 The trial court’s opinion sets forth the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Nationwide Mutual Insurance v. WickettSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
  2. Stambaugh v. StambaughSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  3. Motorists Mutual Insurance Company v. PinkertonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  4. Erie Insurance Exchange v. MuffSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
  5. Barnes v. BuckSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975

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3Cited by4 opinions

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  2. Jarl Investments, L.P. v. FleckSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
  3. Starr v. GeorgeAlaska Supreme Court · 2008
  4. Kittle v. KittleCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2006

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