Legal Opinion

Duross Will

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 20, 1959No. Appeal, No. 74PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Me. Justice Bell,

There are three questions of importance involved in this appeal: (1) Was Margaret Duross suffering from an insane delusion which directly controlled her will and caused it to be different than if the delusion had not existed? (2) What is the rule which governs a hearing Judge* in disposing of a motion for judgment non obstante veredicto, in a will contest? and (3) What is the test to be applied by an appellate Court in reviewing the entry by a hearing Judge of a judgment or decree non obstante veredicto?

Margaret A. Duross died by suicide on September 29, 1955, at…

2Cases cited40 opinions

  1. McCown v. FraserSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
  2. Tarlo's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1933
  3. Williams v. McCarrollSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
  4. National Transit Co. v. BoardmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
  5. Borsch EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1949

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Sommerville WillSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
  2. Estate of ShellySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  3. Treitinger WillSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
  4. Estate of Rothberg, S. Appeal of: Rothberg, M.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2015

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