Legal Opinion

LaRocca Estate

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 3, 1968No. Appeals, 58 and 59PublishedCited by 130 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice Bell,

In 1954, Joe LaRocca created an inter vivos trust in certain real estate (which was conveyed to him by a third party) for the benefit of his minor grandson Julius LaRocca. Questions concerning this trust have been appealed to this Court on two prior occasions. * This time the issue is the amount of attorney fees which should be paid out of the trust estate for legal services rendered in connection with the protection of Julius LaRocca’s interest in the trust.

By its terms, the trust provided that the income was payable for the “support, maintenance and…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. La Rocca TrustSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
  2. Huffman Estate (No. 3)Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1944
  3. Rambo's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
  4. Kenna EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
  5. Harton's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938

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3Cited by130 opinions

  1. Hart v. ArnoldSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  2. Wright Ex Rel. Wright v. WrightTennessee Supreme Court · 2011
  3. McMullen v. KutzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
  4. Regina Polselli Rudolph R. Polselli (Intervenor-Plaintiff in d.c.) v. Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Company. Regina PolselliCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997
  5. Kelmo Enterprises, Inc. v. Commercial Union InsuranceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981

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