Houston Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Allen M. Stearns,
The question involved is whether the transfer of a decedent’s interest in a partnership was an advancement or a sale. The auditing judge ruled that it was an advancement.
The findings of fact, amply supported by the testb mony, are as follows: “Anna R. Houston died intestate, January 25, 1953, survived by her three children, Joseph D. Houston, Matilda A. Haw, and Margaret Clemens as hér heirs-át-law , . . Letters of Administra tion on the decedent’s estate were granted on February 5, 1953 to First National Bank in Greensburg . . . The administrator duly…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Laughlin EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1945
- Long's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1916
- Miller's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1858
- King's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1841
- Riddle's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1852
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Lare v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1974
- Schappell EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
- County of Schuylkill v. MaurerCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- In Re Widener University, Inc. v. Estate of BoettnerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
- Lare v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1974
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