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In re Tarlo’s Estate
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
315 Pa. 321, 172 A. 139 (1934)
- Written by Rose VanHofwegen, JD
Facts
Albert Tarlo shot and killed his wife and daughter, then killed himself. Pennsylvania’s slayer statute provided that someone must be finally adjudged guilty of murder before forfeiting the right to inherit from the victim’s estate. The Pennsylvania court that handles estate distributions, called the orphan’s court, awarded the daughter’s property to the administrator of Tarlo’s estate instead of the daughter’s maternal grandfather, Louis Koch, who was her next of kin. Koch appealed.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Schaffer, J.)
Concurrence (Drew, J.)
Dissent (Frazer, C.J.)
Dissent (Kephart, J.)
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