GEARHART ESTATE


434 Pa. 344 (1969)

Gearhart Estate.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

May 9, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward P. Najarian, with him George B. Balmer, and Balmer, Kershner, Mogel & Speidel, for appellant.

Edward G. Wink, with him John G. Callender, for appellees.

Before BELL, C.J., JONES, COHEN, EAGEN, O'BRIEN, ROBERTS and POMEROY, JJ.


OPINION PER CURIAM, May 9, 1969:

Decree affirmed. Each party to pay own costs.

DISSENTING OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE ROBERTS:

I dissent from this Court's affirmance of the decree of the court below which bars a charitable gift under § 7(1) of the Wills Act of 1947, P.L. 89, § 7(1), 20 P.S. § 189.7(1), despite the long-standing, uninterrupted, and clearly expressed testamentary intent of the...

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