Moore Will
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mb. Chief Justice Bell,
The question in this appeal is whether a writing executed by decedent is a codicil to an existing will and should have been admitted to probate, or merely a non-testamentary letter, or a draft of a letter from the decedent to her attorney.
Decedent, Edith B. Moore, died testate on December 24, 1965, in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania. Her will dated July 13, 1959, was duly probated. A document dated May 3, 1964, purporting to be a codicil to this will was also offered for probate, along with proof of the decedent’s signature thereon. Decedent’s will was found in her…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- McCune's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1920
- Kauffman WillSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
- Carter EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
- Clark v. ClarkSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
- Thompson WillSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Mills v. KellyNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1983
- In Re Estate of RitchieSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- In re Estate of ShellySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
- In Re Estate of HopkinsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
- Azinger Will, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Alleghany County1981
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