Legal Opinion

In Re Estate of Fleishman

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 14, 1978No. 79PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBERTS, Justice.

In this appeal, 1 we affirm the decree of the Orphans’ Court Division of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County directing testator Harry Fleishman’s residuary estate to pay additional inheritance tax owed the Commonwealth.

Harry Fleishman died testate in 1955. In Article THIRTEENTH of his will, Testator established a marital trust for the benefit of his wife Mildred:

“THIRTEENTH: If my wife, MILDRED S. FLEISHMAN, survives me or is presumed to have survived me, as hereinafter provided, I give, devise and bequeath to MELLON NATIONAL BANK AND TRUST…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Horn EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1944
  2. Erieg EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
  3. Lander EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
  4. Neamand EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  5. Carver EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. In Re Estate of JonesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
  2. In Re Estate of RossCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
  3. In Re Estate of PyleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  4. Estate of DeaverCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  5. Estate of J. Vincent Bavol, Appeal of Schrader, T.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2023

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