Legal Opinion
Binenstock Trust
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 19, 1963No. Appeals, Nos. 355 and 362PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Cohen,
In 1943 the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania instituted proceedings in the Court of Common Pleas No. 1 of Philadelphia County against Joseph Binenstock for the escheat of ownerless funds allegedly in his possession. While this litigation was still pending, Binenstock in 1947 created for the benefit of his four daughters and their issue an inter vivos trust consisting of all the capital stock of J. A. Dougherty’s Sons, Inc., Distillers (Dougherty). The Commonwealth in 1949 finally obtained a judgment against Binenstock in the amount of $864,924.01 which was affirmed by…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Moyerman v. GlanzbergSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
- Wilson v. Board of Directors of City TrustsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
- Thompson v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
- Commonwealth ex rel. Truscott v. BinenstockSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
- Plymouth Woods Corp. v. MaxwellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
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3Cited by30 opinions
- Trombetta v. Raymond James Financial Services, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
- Goodman AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
- FLATLEY BY FLATLEY v. PenmanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
- Potteiger v. Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
- Brown v. CookeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
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