Legal Opinion

Rossman Estate

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 14, 1950No. Appeals, Nos. 1 and 2PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Hirt, J.,

Decedent, Anna S. Rossman, at the time of her death was living in a rented room in the house of Eva Herring in Williamsport. In the early morning of August 1, 1947, she was found unconscious on the bathroom floor of the Herring home. She was removed to a hospital where she died about seven hours later without regaining consciousness. In a holographic will dated March 6, 1946, she, after making a number of specific bequests, disposed of her residuary estate, amounting to something over $10,000 thus: “I give, devise and bequeath to those who are kind to me in my last illness…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Silverstein v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
  2. Jackson's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
  3. Kelly v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
  4. Arnstein v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
  5. R. E. Tr. Co. of Phila. v. Met. L. Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1940

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Umberger EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
  2. Walmsley EstatePennsylvania Orphans' Court, Montgomery County · 1955

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