Legal Opinion
Publicker Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 25, 1956No. Appeals, Nos. 164 and 165PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Me. Justice Chidsey,
The sole question involved in this appeal from a decree of the Orphans’ Court of Montgomery County is whether the Register of Wills of that county had probate jurisdiction of the will and codicils of Rose Publicker.
The testatrix, widow of Harry Publicker, owner of the highly successful Publicker Industries in Philadelphia, died on May 19, 1955. What was purported to be her last will and testament, dated December 28, 1942, together with codicils thereto, dated November 29, 1944 and April 6, 1945 and republication thereof, dated April 23, 1953, were offered for…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Dorrance's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1932
- Smith v. SmithSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
- Foulke v. MillerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
- Winans v. WinansMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1910
- Obici EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by27 opinions
- In Re the Estate of McKinleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Stottlemyer v. StottlemyerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Hankin v. HankinSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Loudenslager WillSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
- Lerch EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
22 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.