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IN RE ESTATE OF CIAFFONI

491 Pa. 46 (1980)

417 A.2d 1136

In re ESTATE of Paul CIAFFONI, Deceased. Appeal of Concetta CIAFFONI, Decedent's Widow, Robert J. Ciaffoni, Decedent's Son, and Margaret Ciaffoni Soviero, Decedent's Daughter.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided April 30, 1980.

Reargument Denied June 16, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Milton D. Rosenberg, Rosenberg, Sewak & Pizzi, Washington, for Pittsburgh National Bank, court appointed personal representative.

Richard A. Sprague, Philadelphia, for Elizabeth Cowden.

Robert L. Ceisler, Washington, for Virginia Messa, et al.

Joseph M. Ludwig, Pittsburgh, for Paul A. Ciaffoni.

J. Brooke Aker, Norristown, for Concetta Ciaffoni, Robert J. Ciaffoni & Margaret C. Soviero.

David A. Gilmore, Pittsburgh, guardian ad item.

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

OPINION

PER CURIAM:

Decree affirmed. Each party to pay own costs.

FLAHERTY, J., took no part in the consideration or decision of this case.

ROBERTS, J., filed a dissenting opinion.

ROBERTS, Justice, dissenting.

This is an appeal from the probate of the will of decedent Paul Ciaffoni. Presented is the question whether evidence of fraud proffered by appellants was improperly ruled inadmissible by the orphans' court. The majority...

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