Legal Opinion

In Re Estate of Fox

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 10, 1981No. 80-1-156PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

NIX, Justice.

This is an appeal from a final decree of the Orphans’ Court Division of the Court of Common Pleas of Washington County denying exceptions to a decree nisi. The sole issue presented is whether a specific devise of real estate, which was sold during the period of a testator’s incompetency, 1 includes the interest income which accrued on the proceeds of the sale from the date of sale to the date of testator’s death. Unlike the Orphans’ Court, we conclude that the interest income is not included.

On April 10, 1971, J. A. Fox (testator) executed a will devising certain real…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. McFerren EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
  2. Snyder's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1907
  3. Blackstone v. BlackstoneSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1834
  4. Hoke v. HermanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1853
  5. Horn's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1934

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. BeattySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  2. Kline v. Arden H. Verner Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  3. Commonwealth v. GoldhammerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  4. Commonwealth v. BrachbillSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  5. Matter of GlanceySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988

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