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ESTATE OF KESTER

477 Pa. 243 (1978)

383 A.2d 914

ESTATE of Olive May KESTER, Deceased. Appeal of Clarence Walter KESTER.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided March 23, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George I. Puhak, Hazleton, for appellant.

Richard I. Bernstein, Falvello, Ustynoski, Giuliani & Bernstein, Hazleton, for appellees, Christ Church, United Church of Christ, Conyngham, Pa.

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

OPINION

MANDERINO, Justice.

The issue in this appeal is whether Henry C. Kester and Olive M. Kester, husband and wife, in executing a joint will, also entered into a contract in the same instrument whereby each gave up the right to revoke his or her testamentary disposition in the event one of them predeceased the other.

On July 6, 1955, Henry C. Kester and Olive M. Kester executed the following joint will...

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