Legal Opinion
In Re Estate of Marushak
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 25, 1980No. 62PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
EAGEN, Chief Justice.
Michalina Marushak, a resident of Lawrence County, died intestate on July 20, 1972. Letters testamentary were is sued to a nephew and, on June 29, 1973, the Court of Common Pleas of Lawrence County, Orphans’ Court Division, conducted an audit of the account and entered a decree of distribution awarding the estate to this nephew as sole heir.
On April 25, 1978, a petition was filed with the court by two residents of Poland, a sister and niece of the decedent, through an “attorney-in-fact” requesting a citation to show cause why the decree of distribution should not…
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2Cases cited4 opinions
- Leedom v. ThomasSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Wilson v. King of Prussia Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
- Siegel v. EngstromSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
- Shewchuk EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
3Cited by23 opinions
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- Sernovitz v. DershawSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
- Ritter v. Theodore Pendergrass Teddy Bear Productions, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
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