In Re Estate of Keiser
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
OLSZEWSKI, Judge:
This is an appeal from the trial court’s order affirming the probate of a copy of an unsigned, undated, and unwitnessed writing as the will of Mary Lou Keiser.
In 1971, a Philadelphia attorney prepared a will for Mrs. Keiser. Mrs. Keiser then received and signed the original will. Thereafter, her signature was witnessed by her neighbors, George and Elizabeth Ruppert.
For the next six years, Mrs. Keiser kept the original will in a safe in her home in Philadelphia. In December of 1977, however, Mrs. Keiser moved from Philadelphia to Emmaus, Pennsylvania, where she died on January…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Murray WillSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
- Hodgson's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1921
- Gardner v. GardnerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1896
- Michell v. LowSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1906
- Sciutti EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
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