Legal Opinion

Secary Estate

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 17, 1962No. Appeal, 147PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice Bell,

The question involved is narrow. Was decedent’s brother entitled to the contents of a safe deposit box under the written lease thereof?

Arthur Secary died intestate on December 23, 1958, at the age of 49. He was survived, inter alia, by his widow, Kay G. Secary, and his mother, Mabel Sicheri, also known as Mabel Secary, as his sole heirs at law, and a brother, Lewis D. Secary, who is the present appellant.

On December 31, 1958, letters of administration were issued to his widow, Kay G. Secary. Included in the inventory and appraisement were certain contents of…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Furjanick EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
  2. King EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
  3. Petro v. Secary EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
  4. Chadrow v. KellmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
  5. Tomayko v. CarsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951

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3Cited by30 opinions

  1. Hanna M. Ayoub and Margaret Ayoub, His Wife v. Dr. H. N. Spencer, M. D.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
  2. Sivak EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
  3. Brozenic EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
  4. Moore EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
  5. Nicolazzo EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964

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