Legal Opinion

Weir by Gasper v. Ciao

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 1, 1987No. 2632PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BECK, Judge:

Patricia Gasper brought an equity action as guardian for her incompetent father, Walter Weir, now deceased, to set aside two real estate transfers which Weir made to his son-in-law, Aventino Ciao. The trial court denied relief and she appeals.

She asserts the trial court erred in (1) not finding a confidential relationship bétween Weir and Ciao, (2) refusing to consider after-discovered evidence, and (3) finding Weir competent at the time of the transfers. Since we find no prejudicial error of law or abuse of discretion, we affirm.

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2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Girsh TrustSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
  2. Hagopian v. EskandarianSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
  3. Cherry v. WillerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  4. Ebner v. EwiakSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  5. Korn v. Consolidated Rail Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Taylor v. Celotex Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  2. Weir by Gasper v. Estate of CiaoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  3. DiSalle v. P.G. Publishing Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  4. Fletcher-Harlee Corp. v. SzymanskiSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
  5. Claudine L. Boyce, Also Known as Marilyn Boyce v. Vera Fernandes and City of Peoria, IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996

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