Vassilakis v. Vassilakis
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion .by
Mr. Justice Allen M. Steaene,
This is an appeal from a decree of the Orphans’ Court of Westmoreland County sustaining preliminary objections and dismissing petition for an order to pay a legacy which had not been awarded by an adjudication.
This proceeding was by a petition of Ioanna Yassilakis, of Greece (sister of testator), for a citation directed against Diamantis Yassilakis (brother of petitioner and testator, and executor under the will of the decedent) and Stephen Yassilakis (nephew of testator, a son of the brother Diamantis) “defendants”, to show cause why Diamantis should…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Willard's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1870
- Douglas's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1931
- Brinker v. BrinkerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1847
- Mellinger's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
- Fleming's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1907
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Estate of StalnakerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Kevra EstateSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
- Andreas EstatePennsylvania Orphans' Court, Lehigh County · 1956
- Arney EstatePennsylvania Orphans' Court, Dauphin County · 1973
- Conley EstatePennsylvania Orphans' Court, Philadelphia County · 1958
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