Legal Opinion · Dissent

Gelb Estate

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 21, 1967No. Appeal, 286Published

1Dissent

*126Dissenting Opinion by

Me. Justice Oohen :

I believe, that under the circumstances of this case, decedent made for his second wife a reasonable provision so that the agreement may not be circumvented, and appellant’s petition to vacate claimant’s election should have been granted. In Kaufman Estate, 404 Pa. 131, 171 A. 2d 48 (1961), we stated that reasonableness may depend upon various factors: (1) the financial worth of the husband; (2) the financial status of the wife; (3) the age of the parties and the number of children each has; (4) the intelligence of the parties; and (5) whether or not…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Kaufmann EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
  2. Clark's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1931
  3. Zeigler EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1955

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