Estate of Gavula
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
EAGEN, Chief Justice.
John Gavula died testate on November 21, 1975. In his last will, dated May 15, 1963, the deceased directed his just debts, funeral expenses, and testamentary expenses to be paid and left the remainder of his estate to his two sisters.
On March 5, 1976, Anna Ardos, appellant, petitioned the Court of Common Pleas of Carbon County, Orphans’ Court Division, for a “spouse’s allowance” 1 and a “spouse’s exemption.” 2 Ardos claims that she is the wife of the deceased by virtue of a common law marriage which purportedly occurred on April 23, 1966.
On June 18,…
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2Cases cited15 opinions
- Bell v. Koppers Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Manfredi EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
- Baker v. MitchellSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
- Keystone Building Corp. v. Lincoln Savings and Loan Ass'nSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Stevenson's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1922
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Staudenmayer v. StaudenmayerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
- In Re Cummings EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- In Re Estate of StaufferSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Estate of HoffmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Audrey CHLIEB, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
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