Byrne's Estate

Decided May 27, 1935. James B. Drew wrote the opinion for the court.

181 A. 500 · Cited 74 times

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Precedents cited

Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Stanton v. Guest · 132 A. 529
• Cross v. Miller · 138 A. 822
• Billmyer v. Billmyer · 145 A. 674
• Fairman's Estate · 135 A. 262
• Smith T. v. Bell · 31 U.S. 68
• Pattin v. Scott · 270 Pa. 49
• Chesnut v. Chesnut · 151 A. 339
• Lerch's Estate · 159 A. 868
• Reiff v. Pepo · 139 A. 144
• Edwards v. Newland · 271 Pa. 1
• Smith v. Bloomington Coal Co. · 127 A. 627
• Buechley's Estate · 128 A. 730
• Kidd's Estate · 141 A. 644
• Commonwealth Ex Rel. v. Wert · 128 A. 480
• Field's Estate · 266 Pa. 474
• Crawford v. Withrow · 171 A. 894
• Eichenlaub's Estate · 161 A. 317

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• Calder's Estate · 21 A.2d 907
• Stineman v. Stineman · 382 Pa. 153
• Keefer Estate · 45 A.2d 31
• Britt Estate · 369 Pa. 450
• Newlin Estate · 367 Pa. 527
• Harris Estate · 41 A.2d 715
• Horn Estate · 40 A.2d 471
• Rogers v. ROGERS · 70 S.E.2d 637
• Wright Estate · 380 Pa. 106
• Farrington Will · 422 Pa. 164
• O'Reilly Estate · 371 Pa. 349
• SHEVLIN v. Colony Lutheran Church · 88 S.E.2d 674
• Burpee Estate · 367 Pa. 329
• Moltrup Estate · 424 Pa. 161
• Lander Estate · 416 Pa. 605
• Johnson Estate · 59 A.2d 877
• Dupuy's Estate · 29 A.2d 689
• Foster's Estate · 187 A. 399
• Suttner Estate · 34 A.2d 483
• Hanna's Estate · 26 A.2d 311
• Donaldson Estate · 67 A.2d 88
• Burns Estate · 380 Pa. 623
• Harrison's Estate · 199 A. 153
• Brennan's Estate · 188 A. 160
• Haydon's Estate · 6 A.2d 581

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