Legal Opinion
Maier v. Henning
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided August 22, 1990No. 59 E.D. Appeal Docket 1989PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*163OPINION OF THE COURT
LARSEN, Justice.
The issue raised by this appeal is whether specifically devised real property may be sold by a testator’s personal representative without the joinder of the specific devisees as required by section 3351 of the Probate, Estate and Fiduciaries Code, 20 Pa.C.S.A. § 3351,1 where the testamentary instrument devising the real property gives a general power to the personal representative to sell all of the property in the testator’s estate.
Walter Sudu (Decedent) died testate on May 19, 1980. His Last Will and Testament (Will) was admitted to probate by the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Tigue v. BASALYGASupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Quality Lumber & Millwork Co. v. AndrusSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
- In Re the Estate of PenroseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Maier v. HenningSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
3Cited by10 opinions
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- Moore v. KellerCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
- In re Estate of FitzsimmonsSupreme Court of Vermont · 2013
- In re Estate of FitzsimmonsSupreme Court of Vermont · 2013
- In re Estate of PetersonCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
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