IN RE ESTATE OF GEYER


516 Pa. 492 (1987)

533 A.2d 423

In re ESTATE OF George W. GEYER, Deceased. Appeal of Rosalie S. GEYER, Widow.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided October 15, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. Finucane, Chambersburg, for appellant.

Joseph Roda, Lancaster, for appellee.

Before NIX, C.J., and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, HUTCHINSON, ZAPPALA and PAPADAKOS, JJ.


McDERMOTT,1 Justice.

The controversy in this appeal centers on whether an antenuptial agreement between the appellant, Rosalie Geyer, nee Werner, and her deceased husband, George W. Geyer, precludes her from exercising her statutory right to take against his will.2

The appellant and the decedent met in October, 1976. Each had been twice married and widowed. A whirlwind romance ensued. Mr. Geyer soon...

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