Somerset County Court of Common Pleas· 7/27/1978
Craig Estate
Citations
- 10 Pa. D. & C.3d 154
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- litigation expenses not deductible unless the litigation (1) augments the estate assets by bringing into the estate additional funds or property, or (2) preserves estate assets that otherwise likely would have been lost
- “It is similarly clear that litigation to defend the estate from claims against it and the payment of reasonable expense therefor[e] is authorized. In such cases, immediate and direct benefit to the estate is apparent.”
- “The equity for payment by the estate is clearest and strongest where the litigation augments the assets of the estate by bringing into court and subjecting to administration money or property not otherwise part of the estate corpus.”
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Judges: Coffroth
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32 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- LaRocca EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1968-10-03· cited 157×
- Sowers EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1956-01-03· cited 81×
- Lines v. LinesNorthampton County Court of Common Pleas· 1891-05-04· cited 66×
- Lohm EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1970-10-09· cited 57×
- Furia v. PhiladelphiaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1955-11-16· cited 46×
- Thompson EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1967-07-24· cited 42×
- Pozzuolo EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1969-01-15· cited 33×
- Wood's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1922-01-03· cited 32×
- Faust EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1950-05-22· cited 29×
- Harrison's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1908-05-25· cited 26×
- Browarsky EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1970-03-20· cited 23×
- Commonwealth v. BamberSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1975-10-03· cited 21×
- Mumper's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1842-05-15· cited 18×
- Kilpatrick EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1951-11-13· cited 17×
- Battles EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1954-11-08· cited 16×
- In Re Estate of GillespieSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1975-07-07· cited 16×
- Bennett EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1951-01-04· cited 15×
- Bata v. Central Penn National BankSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1969-02-10· cited 14×
- Bickel AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1957-03-25· cited 13×
- Estate of McGroreySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1977-10-07· cited 13×
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