Legal Opinion

In Re Estate of Mammana

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 2, 1989No. 522PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

POPOVICH, Judge:

This case involves an appeal from the final decree of the Court of Common Pleas of Northampton County, Orphans’ Court Division, admitting the signed copy of the last will executed by the decedent (Lucia A. Mammana) on November 4, 1968, to probate. We affirm in a case of first impression.

A review of the testimony proffered reveals that in October of 1967, Lucia A. Mammana, in the company of her two daughters (Carmella Borowski and Josephine Yeisley) and son (Frank Mammana), was transported to the legal offices of Coffin, Grifo and DeRaymond. There, the then Attorney Richard D.…

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2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. In Re Estate of AgostiniSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  2. Murray WillSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
  3. Michell v. LowSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1906
  4. Gfroerer v. GfroererIndiana Supreme Court · 1910
  5. In Re Yost's EstateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1960

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Burns v. KabboulSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  2. In Re Estate of JanoskySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  3. Johnson v. CauleySupreme Court of Virginia · 2001
  4. Estate of WilnerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
  5. In Re BlochSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1993

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