Legal Opinion

Kelly Estate

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 18, 1960No. Appeal, No. 66PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Bell,

This case was permeated with unfair leading ques' tions, incompetent testimony, and confusion.

This is a claim against a decedent’s estate for monej allegedly due under an express oral contract entered into in December 1944, between Marie Schuster, the claimant, and the decedent, under which the claimant was to furnish room and board and the decedent was to pay her for the same $50 a month.

Kelly died intestate in November, 1956, leaving an estate of approximately $8,000 and five daughters and two sons. The lower Court entered a Decree allowing the Schuster claim in…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Huffman Estate (No. 3)Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1944
  2. Grote TrustSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
  3. Barr v. LuckenbillSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1945
  4. Wall v. DoveySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1869
  5. Pringle v. Neff, Exctx.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1933

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. ChambersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  2. Commonwealth v. DreibelbisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  3. Commonwealth v. ChambersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1991

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