McQuiston's Estate

Citations

• 238 Pa. 313
• 86 A. 207
• 1913 Pa. LEXIS 961

Syllabus

<p>Decedent’s estate — Widow’s exemption — Adopted son — Irregularity of decree — Act of April 1, 1909, P. L. 87.</p> <p>The fact that a decedent leaves surviving him a son, adopted under a decree of adoption voidable for irregularities but not void, is a bar to a claim by the widow of the $5,000 exemption under the Act of April 1, 1909, P. L. 87.</p>