Erk's Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam,
This appeal is from a decree of the Orphans’ Court of Allegheny County dismissing exceptions of the widow of J. Henry Erk to the schedule of distribution filed at the audit of her deceased husband’s estate. Decedent died September 25, 1930, and by the second item of his will provided as follows: “I give and bequeath to my estranged wife (Christie B.) who has not always been loyal to me, such portion of estate which is required by Pennsylvania Law but not more.” The only question presented for our determination is the amount of testator’s estate passing to the widow by this language…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Carrell's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1919
- Morris's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1929
3Cited by9 opinions
- Harris EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1944
- Bickel AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
- Dougherty's EstateSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1935
- In re Estate of SmertzSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
- Harris EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1944
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