Legal Opinion

List's Estate

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 23, 1925No. Appeal, 22PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Simpson,

This appeal is from a judgment entered upon a petition filed under the Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act of June 18, 1923, P. L. 840. All possible interests were represented at the argument below and here, and they expressly declared they did not question the constitutionality of the statute; hence, for the reasons given in our opinion in Aaron v. Woodcock, 283 Pa. 33, we will not ourselves do so.

We are at a loss to understand why there was supposed to be any necessity for this proceeding. The only question raised is: Are the children or grandchildren of testator…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Beilstein v. BeilsteinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1899
  2. Lippincott's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1923
  3. Aaron v. WoodcockSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1925
  4. Shaffer's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1918
  5. Bechtel, Exr. v. FetterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1920

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3Cited by34 opinions

  1. Washington-Detroit Theatre Co. v. MooreMichigan Supreme Court · 1930
  2. Taylor v. Haverford TownshipSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930
  3. Cryan's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930
  4. Heller v. ShapiroWisconsin Supreme Court · 1932
  5. Ladner v. SiegelSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1928

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