Legal Opinion

Hile's Estate

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 1, 1933No. Appeal, 117PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Kephart,

Julia Goodhart, the contestant, claiming to be a daughter of John S. Hile, deceased, appealed from the decision of the register of wills admitting bis will to probate. The Orphans’ Court of Franklin County on the report of an examiner refused an issue devisavit vel non. Thereafter contestant endeavored to open the adjudication on the basis of after discovered evidence; the court below refused the prayer of petitioner and this appeal followed.

The evidence discloses that two men bearing the same name, John Hile, were born about the same time and lived in the same…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Phillips' EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1914
  2. Fleming's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1919
  3. Wolfe's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1925
  4. Robinson v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1902
  5. Appeal of KnaussSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1886

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Lare WillSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1944
  2. Delaurentiis's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
  3. Geho's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
  4. Molden WillSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
  5. Kline's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936

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