In Re Estate of Bell
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JONES, Chief Justice.
This is the third of a trilogy of cases which attempt to relitigate the rights of adopted children to portions of trust funds, which rights had previously been adjudicated adversely to the adopted children by decisions of this Court.
Samuel Bell died on January 29, 1937, leaving his Last Will and Testament dated August 22, 1934. The pertinent sections of the will provided for identical trusts for each of his six children except that the three sons were to receive distribution of principal at age thirty-five while the daughters were to receive no distribution of…
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2Cases cited24 opinions
- John Simmons Co. v. Grier Brothers Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Reamer's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
- Sloan's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1916
- Delaware River Port Authority v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
- Tafel EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- In Re Estate of LitostanskySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Estate of GallagherSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Estate of KendallSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
- Thiele, Inc v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
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