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In Re Estate of Kester

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 1, 1979No. 251; 111PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBERTS, Justice.

Wilson and Myrtle Kester were married in February 1964. Approximately eight months later, on September 23, 1964, the Kesters entered into a written postnuptial agreement prepared by Wilson’s attorney and executed in the attorney’s presence. In the agreement each agreed to waive the right to elect against the other’s will. Myrtle Kester also agreed that she would devise whatever assets she received from Wilson’s estate to his son by an earlier- marriage. Similarly, Wilson agreed that if he survived Myrtle, he would bequeath and devise whatever he received…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Hillegass EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
  2. Kaufmann EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
  3. Gelb EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
  4. Lock EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
  5. Ratony EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Gant v. GantWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1985
  2. In Re Estate of LopataSupreme Court of Colorado · 1982
  3. Pennsylvania National Bank & Trust Co. v. American Home Assurance Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1980
  4. In Re Estate of StephensonNebraska Supreme Court · 1993
  5. Simeone v. SimeoneSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988

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