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Adams Estate

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 20, 1972No. Appeal, 97Published

1Opinion of the Court

447 Pa. 177 (1972)

Adams Estate.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued September 29, 1971.

March 20, 1972.

Before JONES, EAGEN, O'BRIEN, POMEROY and BARBIERI, JJ.

P. Christian Hague, with him Meyer, Unkovic & Scott, for appellant.

James C. Larrimer, with him Dougherty, Larrimer & Lee, for appellee.

OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE POMEROY, March 20, 1972:

The question presented by this appeal is whether a wife who was named by her husband as beneficiary of the balance in a retirement fund both by name and relationship continues to be the beneficiary after divorce, her husband not having exercised his right…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Harvey v. Allegheny County Retirement BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
  2. Jones's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1905
  3. Geary v. Allegheny County Retirement BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
  4. Eberhardt v. OvensSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
  5. Brown v. Ancient Order of United WorkmenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1904

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