Zielinski Estate
Pennsylvania Orphans' Court, Delaware County
1Opinion of the Court
van Roden, P. J.,
Decedent died intestate on November 12,1948, reputedly survived by a widow and an adult son who reside in and are residents of Poland. There are no local heirs.
The first and final account of the administrator (undertaker — creditor) discloses a balance of personalty for distribution amounting to $4,685.35. Counsel for the accountant attempted to communicate with the reputed heirs in Poland by mail, but received no direct reply. Instead the Consul General of Poland appeared and demanded payment of the distributive assets to him as attorney-in-fact for the alien heirs, by…
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