Legal Opinion

Berger Estate

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 29, 1948No. Appeal, 69PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Drew,

This appeal by William H. Berger is from the final decree of the Orphans’ Court of Allegheny County distributing the balance shown in the Fourth and Final Account of the Fidelity Trust Company, surviving Trustee under the will of Jane M. Berger, who died on January 16, 1920.

Testatrix, by Item Nine of her will, divided her residuary estate into fourths, two of which require distribution to her two daughters, Lydia B. Arter and Elizabeth B. Dunlap, and the other two are settled in active trusts — in one of which a son, J. Frank Berger, and others, are named…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Verner EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1947
  2. Barnard EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1945
  3. Estate of DeSilverPennsylvania Orphans' Court, Philadelphia County · 1891
  4. Elkins' EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
  5. Leopold EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1947

3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. KoehlerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  2. Sowers EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
  3. Lifter EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
  4. McFerren EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
  5. Walton EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962

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