Nagle Estate

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Musmanno,

On December 7, 1953, Frank GL Nagle was adjudged incompetent by the Court of Common Pleas of Chester County. On April 24, 1964, he filed a petition in the orphans’ court of that county to be adjudged competent. The court conducted an exhaustive hearing, heard the petitioner at length, took the testimony of three doctors, reviewed records and documentation, and, after argument by counsel involved, ordered the petition dismissed. The petitioner appealed.

A reading of the petitioner’s testimony could lead one to a conclusion that he is stable, oriented, and able to…