Legal Opinion

King Estate

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 30, 1945No. Appeal, 188PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Allen M. Stearne,

For the second time this case is before us. In the first case, reported in 349 Pa. 27, 36 A. 2d 504, we refused an apportionment between life tenant and the remainderman, where the application was based solely upon a corporate merger and where the stock was still held as part of the trust. We decided that no apportionment should be made until (1) the increased value is distributed by a cash dividend (2) distributed as a stock dividend (3) a corporate liquidation and distribution of assets (4) sale of the stock.

Following our decision the trustee sold 89…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Earp's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1857
  2. Nirdlinger's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1927
  3. Spankard's Liquor License CaseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
  4. Waterhouse's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1932
  5. Neafie's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Crawford EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
  2. Kirk v. Brentwood Manor Homes, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
  3. Jones EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
  4. Arrott EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
  5. King EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1948

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