In Re the Estate of Kovalchick
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
*232WIEAND, Judge:
The sole issue in this appeal is the sufficiency of the evidence to prove the existence of a common law marriage. The Orphans’ Court in Jefferson County concluded that Adele Baldwin, the appellant, had failed to establish that she was the common law wife of the decedent, Mike Kovalchick. Therefore, the court denied appellant the right to take against the decedent’s will. We affirm.
After the will of Mike Kovalchick, deceased, had been admitted to probate, Adele Baldwin, alleging that she was Kovalchick’s widow, filed an election to take against his will. A master was appointed…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Manfredi EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
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