Legal Opinion

Troxell Estate

Pennsylvania Orphans' Court, Luzerne County

Decided August 15, 1952No. 125Published

1Opinion of the Court

Jones, P. J.,

On June 8, 1951, Blair Troxell, Sr., died, testate, survived by one daughter, Helen T. Gould, and two sons, Leroy Troxell and Blair Troxell, Jr.

*154Decedent’s wife predeceased him in May 1947. Decedent then sold his home and since then lived periodically with his children at their several homes.1

On August 5, 1948, decedent, with his own money, opened a savings account in the Miners National Bank of Wilkes-Barre, Pa., in the name of “Blair Troxell, Sr. or Blair C. Troxell, Jr.” This account was held as a joint tenancy with the right of survivorship, either party having the right to…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Cutler's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1909
  2. Williams' EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1912
  3. Keyser's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
  4. Commonwealth Trust Co. General Mortgage Investment Fund CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1947
  5. Cisco v. Van LewCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1943

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