Haftman Estate
Pennsylvania Orphans' Court, Washington County
1Opinion of the Court
Marino, P. J.,
This is the claim of Henry G. Haftman, a son of testator, for reimbursement for sums expended by him for funeral expenses and cost of tombstone for decedent.
The claim in its entirety is opposed by Mrs. Delores Cherocki, the accountant, a daughter of decedent, as well as by all the other children. It is the contention of accountant and the other children that claimant was the beneficiary of certain life insurance policies on decedent’s life, and that it was decedent’s intention that the proceeds of such policies should be applied in payment of his burial expenses.
Testimony…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Allegheny College v. National Chautauqua County Bank of JamestownNew York Court of Appeals · 1927
- Fried v. FisherSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
- Stelmack v. Glen Alden Coal Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
- Broida v. Travelers InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1934
- Porter v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1932
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