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COST v. CALETRI

483 Pa. 11 (1978)

394 A.2d 513

Christine N. COST v. Suzanne CALETRI, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided November 18, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Driscoll, Hudock & Driscoll, Greensburg, for appellant.

Nathan F. Abromson, Abromson & Abromson, Mount Pleasant, for appellee.

Before EAGEN, C.J., and O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY, NIX, MANDERINO and LARSEN, JJ.

OPINION

POMEROY, Justice.

The present appeal, which involves a surviving spouse's right to make an election under Section 6111 of the Decedents, Estates and Fiduciaries Code ("the Code"),1 is further evidence of the accuracy of the observation of the late Chief Justice Bell that joint bank account cases, despite the existence of settled legal principles, often prove "vexing" and "difficult...

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