Legal Opinion

Baron Estate

Pennsylvania Orphans' Court, Philadelphia County

Decided March 26, 1965No. 65 of 1965Published

1Opinion of the Court

Saylor, J.,

Does appeal lie from probate of a duly executed last will of a decedent, possessing testamentary power and not subject to undue influence, because he had contracted to execute, and had executed, a will disposing of his estate in accordance with the terms of the contract?

Decedent died November 19, 1964, leaving a will dated November 4, 1964, wherein he named his wife and three children as his sole heirs. On December 31, 1962, he had executed a will, giving two-thirds of his estate to his niece, Shoshana Mailer, pursuant to his oral agreement to do so in return for services rendered…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Bogash v. ElkinsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
  2. Stahl v. First Pennsylvania Banking & Trust Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
  3. Pritchard v. WickSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
  4. Carson's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1913
  5. Rockett WillSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1943

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