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Estate of: I. Wilner Pet of: Baker, L.
127 A.3d 1286
Pa.
2014
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ESTATE OF Isabel WILNER, Deceased.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Nov. 26, 2014.

127 A.3d 1286

Petition of Linda Baker.

ORDER

PER CURIAM.

AND NOW, this 26th day of November, 2014, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issue is:

Whether this Court should accept jurisdiction to determine if it should overrule the rigid application of the irrebutable “two witness” rule, particularly in cases where a disinterested scrivener, an officer of the [c]ourt, testifies credibly concerning the contents of the [w]ill and where[,] based on the overwhelming evidence in the case as determined by the trier of fact[,] application of the rule would create the very injustice that it was intended to avoid[.]

Petitioner‘s Application for Leave to File a Reply to Answer to address her standing in this matter is DENIED, as respondent waived the issue of petitioner‘s standing by failing to raise it in the Superior Court. See Pa.R.A.P. 302(a); In re Condemnation by Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh, 590 Pa. 431, 913 A.2d 178, 181 n. 6 (2006) (noting standing in Pennsylvania is nonjurisdictional and therefore waivable (citation omitted)).

Case Details

Case Name: Estate of: I. Wilner Pet of: Baker, L.
Court Name: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Date Published: Nov 26, 2014
Citation: 127 A.3d 1286
Docket Number: 390 MAL 2014 (Granted)
Court Abbreviation: Pa.
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