IN RE ESTATE OF KOVALCHICK


345 Pa.Super. 229 (1985)

498 A.2d 374

In re the ESTATE OF Mike KOVALCHICK, Deceased. Appeal of Adele BALDWIN, Exceptant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed July 26, 1985.

Reargument Denied October 7, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nicholas F. Lorenzo, Jr., Punxsutawney, for appellant.

David Blakley, DuBois, for appellee.

Before WIEAND, CIRILLO and JOHNSON, JJ.


WIEAND, Judge:

The sole issue in this appeal is the sufficiency of the evidence to prove the existence of a common law marriage. The Orphans' Court in Jefferson County concluded that Adele Baldwin, the appellant, had failed to establish that she was the common law wife of the decedent, Mike Kovalchick. Therefore, the court denied appellant the right to take against the decedent's will. We affirm.

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