Legal Opinion

Fenstermaker Estate

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 24, 1964No. Appeal, 88PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Jones,

On December 21, 1961, John E. Fenstermaker (decedent), transferred $19,327.61 from his individual account to a joint savings account in the Tri-Oounty State Bank, Bowmanstown, Pa. (Bank). The newly opened savings account was captioned “John E. Fenstermaker or Mrs. Florence Reichard”, the latter being decedent’s daughter. Decedent obtained a signature card from the Bank, took it to Mrs. Reichard’s home and returned the signature card to the Bank, admittedly signed by decedent and Mrs. Reichard.

This signature card read as follows:

“Authorized Signatures of Account No.…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Furjanick EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
  2. Rogan EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
  3. Amour EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
  4. Cox EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962

3Cited by23 opinions

  1. In Re Estate of ClarkSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  2. In Re Estate of SipeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  3. In Re Estate of ChiaraSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  4. Beniger EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
  5. Brozenic EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964

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