Legal Opinion

Sarver's Estate

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 7, 1936No. Appeal, 220PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Drew,

Priscilla Sarver died in 1932, leaving a will executed in 1926. Following her death the document was admitted to probate; Eva May Hershberger was commissioned executrix. Her account, subsequently filed, indicated that she claimed to be the sole and unqualified devisee of the only real estate left by decedent. Accordingly, she did not account for it. Her interpretation of the will was questioned by Leonard Sarver, a brother, whose petition to compel his sister to account for the realty in question resulted in a decree in his favor. From the decree so entered the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Byrne's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1935
  2. Lerch's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1932
  3. Smith v. Bloomington Coal Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1925
  4. Buechley's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1925
  5. Peterson's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1913

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Newlin EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
  2. Mulert EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
  3. Earle EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
  4. Hannach's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
  5. Fisher EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1946

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