Legal Opinion
Hilliard Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 14, 1955No. Appeal, 138PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mb. Justice Allen M. Steabne,
The Orphans’ Oonrt of Allegheny County dismissed a petition seeking specific performance of an alleged contract for the sale of real estate, owned by the estate of a decedent, which contract is averred to have been made by a co-fiduciary of the estate.
The basic facts are undisputed. The legal effect of letters, conversations and surrounding circumstances, is in controversy. Mary M. J. Hilliard, the decedent, was the owner of premises No. 204 South Homewood Avenue, Pittsburgh. Under her will she named the Union National Bank of Pittsburgh and Thomas A.…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Upsal Street Realty Co. v. RubinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
- Berkowitz v. KassSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1945
3Cited by7 opinions
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- Binswanger v. LevySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Jenkins Towel Service, Inc. v. Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
- Touraine Partners v. KellySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
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