Legal Opinion

Vassilakis v. Vassilakis

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 24, 1952No. Appeal, 119PublishedCited by 9 opinions

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

  1. Willard's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1870
  2. Douglas's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1931
  3. Brinker v. BrinkerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1847
  4. Mellinger's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
  5. Fleming's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1907

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Estate of StalnakerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  2. Kevra EstateSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
  3. Andreas EstatePennsylvania Orphans' Court, Lehigh County · 1956
  4. Arney EstatePennsylvania Orphans' Court, Dauphin County · 1973
  5. Conley EstatePennsylvania Orphans' Court, Philadelphia County · 1958

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