Legal Opinion

Heffner Will

Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, York County

Decided May 15, 1981Published

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Shadle, P.J.,

This is an appeal from a decision of the register of wills which (a) revoked letters of administration previously granted on the estate of the decedent, (b) admitted to probate a writing alleged to be the will of the decedent, and (c) granted letters testamentary thereon to Nolan E. Heffner. The issues are as follows:(1) Whether the writing is testamentary in nature.(2) Whether the writing was signed by the decedent.(3) Whether the appellees are barred by laches or estoppel from asserting the validity of the writing as a will of the decedent.

Findings of Fact

On the basis…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Kimmel's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1924
  2. Estate of LoganSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  3. In Re Estate of SedmakSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976

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