Waltz's Appeal
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 18, May T., 1913, by James P. Waltz, from decree of O. C. Fulton Co., refusing to direct the surrender of letters of administration and the issuance of letters testamentary in the Estate of William H. Nelson, deceased. Appeal from decree of Orphans’ Court reversing in part the decision of the register of wills. Before Swope, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court.
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Appeal, No. 18, May T., 1913, by James P. Waltz, from decree of O. C. Fulton Co., refusing to direct the surrender of letters of administration and the issuance of letters testamentary in the Estate of William H. Nelson, deceased. Appeal from decree of Orphans’ Court reversing in part the decision of the register of wills. Before Swope, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. The Orphans’ Court upon appeal from the decision of the register of wills directing the admission of the will of decedent to probate, and the surrender of letters of administration, granted before…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Chief Justice Fell,
On the death of William H. Nelson, in April, 1911, letters of administration were issued to his brother and nephew, who proceeded to settle his estate. In February, 1912, it was discovered that he had left a will, of which one of the administrators and James P. Waltz, the appellant, were executors, by which a legacy of $1,000 was given to a church and a legacy and specific articles of personal property to a stranger to his blood and the residue of his estate was bequeathed to his brothers and sisters. At the time the will was discovered, the real estate of the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Kern's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1905
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- Phillips's EstatePennsylvania Orphans' Court, Greene County · 1927
- Underdown Estate, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Montgomery County1974
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