Legal Opinion

Burns v. Kabboul

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 25, 1991No. 2779, 2780PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KELLY, Judge:

This is an appeal from a final order which invalidated the September 9, 1985 will of the decedent, Verne Lafferty, which had left the bulk of his estate to the appellant, Mae C. Kabboul. Kabboul has raised five issues for our review: 1) whether the trial court erred in not affording greater evidentiary weight to a prior will which named Kabboul as the residuary beneficiary; 2) whether the trial court’s invalidation of the 1985 will was grounded upon sufficient evidence; 3) whether the trial court employed the proper procedures concerning presumptions in a will contest; 4) whether…

2Cases cited69 opinions

  1. Dilliplaine v. Lehigh Valley Trust Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  2. Atlantic Richfield Co. v. RazumicSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  3. Masciantonio WillSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
  4. Kenin's Trust Estate (No. 1)Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
  5. In Re Estate of ClarkSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975

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3Cited by26 opinions

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  4. Owens v. MazzeiSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
  5. In Re: Est. of: Schumacher, R., Sr.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2016

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