Legal Opinion

Ross Will

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 2, 1946No. Appeal, 94PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Jones,

This is an appeal from a decree of the Orphans’ Court of Clarion County dismissing an appeal from the probate of a will and refusing an issue with respect to the testatrix’s mental capacity and alleged undue influence practiced upon her. Unfortunately, the court below did not make the relevant and specific findings of fact which the record abundantly warrants and which would have patently justified the lower court’s conclusion that the proofs offered by the contestant fell far short of that required of him.

The contestant and appellant is John F. Ross, a son of the…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Phillips' EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1914
  2. McCown v. FraserSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
  3. Null's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930
  4. Tetlow's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1921
  5. Lawrence's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1926

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Williams v. McCarrollSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
  2. Quein WillSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
  3. Higbee WillSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
  4. Kadilak WillSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
  5. Kerr v. O'DonovanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957

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