Legal Opinion

Snyder Estate

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 13, 1951No. Appeal, 126PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Bell,

This case hinges on the narrow question: Were judgment notes under seal given to a father by a son 13 to 18 years before his death ever paid?

Carl E. Snyder died on April 15, 1948, leaving a will in which he gave all his estate to his wife, whom he had. married 14 months prior to his death. The decedent’s estate totaled $17,000. Decedent’s father at the audit ■ of the account presented a claim on 8 judgment notes which were under seal, the first dated January Í3, 1930 and the last July. 1, 1935. These notes totalled $3700. plus interest, making a total claim of…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Cross's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1923
  2. Barrett v. HeinerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
  3. Grenet's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
  4. Sheafer v. WoodsideSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1917
  5. Schwoyer's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1927

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Girsh TrustSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
  2. Pavlinko EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
  3. Way EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
  4. Berkshire Land Co. v. Federal Security Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1952
  5. Engemann v. Colonial Trust Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954

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