ESTATE OF D. Mason WHITLEY, Jr., Deceased. Appeal of Barbara Hulme, D. Mason Whitley III and Eugene J. Whitley.
Aug 01, 2012OUTCOME: Supreme Court affirmed the decision of the Orphans Court in favor of the Executor
This was a will contest. Appellants, beneficiaries of the Estate, appealed to the Superior Court and then to the Supreme court, asking those appellate courts to determine whether the Orphans' Court er ... red when it denied their challenge to the validity of Decedent's will, that they initially raised via objections to the first and final accounting, because the court found the exclusive method to challenge the validity of a will is through an appeal from probate. Superior Court opinion found here: https://caselaw.findlaw.com/pa-superior-court/1607953.html