Legal Opinion

Estate of Susan C. McAndrew Appeal of: McAndrew, J

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 5, 2016No. 830 EDA 2015PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

JENKINS, J.:

Appellant Joseph McAndrew (“Appellant”), through his guardian ad litem, Joseph Hylan (“Guardian”), appeals the order entered March 2, 2015 in the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas, Orphans’ Court Division, dismissing Appellant’s exceptions to the adjudication of Appellant’s mother’s estate. After careful review, we affirm.

On March 5, 2011, Appellant, then 23 years old and deeply mentally disturbed, killed his father, twin brother, and mother, Susan McAndrew (“Mother”), with a sword. Following a bench trial, the trial court found Appellant “guilty but mentally ill”…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. TrillSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  2. Shafer Electric & Construction v. MantiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
  3. Kravitz EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
  4. In Re Estate of KleinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  5. In Re Estate of BartolovichSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1992

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  4. In Re: Estate of Abbott, K. Appeal of: Abbott, C.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2016

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