GRIER ESTATE


20 Pa. D. & C. 2d 751 (1960)

Grier Estate

Common Pleas Court of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.

May 20, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Harper and William H. S. Wells, of Saul, Ewing, Remick & Saul, for exceptants.

H. Clayton Louderbach, of Obermayer, Rebmann, Maxwell & Hippel; William P. Thorn, Frank O. Schilpp, of Rambo & Mair; Joseph N. DuBarry, 4th, and John S. Estery, of Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads; Albert C. Weymann, Jr., Edwin O. Lewis and A. J. Drexel Paul, Jr., of Norris, Lex, Hart & Ross; Paul Van Reed Miller, Seth W. Watson, Jr., William C. Ferguson, Jr., B. I. De Young, Samuel W. Morris and Arthur Littleton, of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius; Philip A. Bregy, Eric A. McCouch and Paul Maloney, contra.

Before Klein, P. J., Bolger, Saylor and Shoyer, JJ.


KLEIN, P. J., May 20, 1960.

Jay R. Grier died June 13, 1958, in his eighty-eighth year. He had been a lawyer since 1891 and specialized in probate matters for many years. He had never married and when he died his closest next of kin were three first cousins.

The balance of his personal estate, after payment of debts, administration expenses and $66,500 on account of Pennsylvania transfer inheritance tax was $574,580.25. Decedent owned one piece of real estate...

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