Legal Opinion

Zielinski Estate

Pennsylvania Orphans' Court, Delaware County

Decided April 19, 1950No. 491 of 1949Published

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…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. United States v. PinkSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  2. Rocca v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
  3. Santovincenzo v. EganSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  4. KING FEATURES SYNDICATE, INC. v. Valley Broadcasting Co.District Court, N.D. Texas · 1942

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