Legal Opinion

Mayor Estate

Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Montgomery County

Decided March 11, 1970No. 70105Published

1Opinion of the Court

TAXIS, P. J.,

Decedent died on September 8, 1968. At that time, he resided in New Jersey, and his will has been probated there. His widow, Jane B. Mayor, is a lifelong resident of Pennsylvania and although the parties separated in 1964, decedent also was a resident of this State until a few days prior to his death, when he took an apartment in New Jersey. On March 20, 1969, Jane B. Mayor filed elections in Montgomery County to take against the will (if possible under Pennsylvania law) and also against a certain lifetime conveyance by decedent, within the scope of section 11 of the Estates Act…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Lines v. Lines, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Northampton County1891
  2. Loudenslager WillSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
  3. Mallory's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930
  4. Schoble Trust EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
  5. Fowler v. FidelitySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1889

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