State Supreme Court / Pa.

Wallace's Estate

Decided May 1, 1934. John W. Kephart wrote the opinion for the court.

174 A. 897 · Cited 99 times

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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.

Hochman v. Mortgage Finance Corp. · 137 A. 252
Bair v. Snyder County State Bank · 171 A. 274
Wallace's Estate · 149 A. 473
Lawrence v. Godfrey · 146 A. 107
First Nationall Bank v. Dissinger · 266 Pa. 349

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