Legal Opinion
Fessman Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 12, 1956No. Appeal, 162PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Bell,
The question involved may be succinctly stated: Did Fessman agree to support his son during his minority, or did the support agreement terminate on Fessman’s death? ; . ■.....•.
The Orphans’ Court awarded the bulk of Fessman’s estate to a trustee for the minor’s support during minority. From this decree one of the residuary legatees appealed.
Fessman and his wife had a child, Charles Richard Fessman, who was born March 17, 1949. Mrs. Fess-man, on May 24, 1949, filed a complaint in divorce a mensa et thoro. On January 18, 1951, the Court ordered Fessman to pay his wife…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Waldman v. ShoemakerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
- Slonaker v. P. G. Publishing Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
- Grubb v. RockeySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
- Huffman v. HuffmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1933
- Price v. ConfairSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
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3Cited by32 opinions
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- Herr EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
- Commonwealth v. Life Assurance Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
- Eldridge v. MelcherSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Hutchings v. BatesTexas Supreme Court · 1966
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