WALLACE ESTATE


439 Pa. 1 (1970)

Wallace Estate.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

March 20, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roderick D. Mathewson, for appellant.

Frank T. Hazel, with him Reilly, Pearce, Lynch & O'Malley, for appellee.

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


OPINION BY MR. CHIEF JUSTICE BELL, March 20, 1970:

Russell L. Wallace and Edna N. Wallace, the decedent, were married on January 26, 1951. Edna died testate on May 26, 1968. In her will, she made no bequest to her husband, and indeed failed to mention him. Russell thereafter filed an election to take against his wife's will. Edna's executor filed a petition to revoke or vacate the surviving spouse's election, based upon the Wills Act of 1947, P.L. 89, § 9(a)...

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