Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes
20 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 8802 (2026)
Slayer not to acquire property as result of slaying.
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§ 8802. Slayer not to acquire property as result of slaying.
No slayer shall in any way acquire any property or receive any benefit as the result of the death of the decedent, but such property shall pass as provided in the sections following.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1987–2024 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Jermyn, 709 A.2d 849 (Pa. 1998).
Commonwealth v. Jermyn, 709 A.2d 849 (Pa. 1998). “508, 20 Pa.C.S. § 8802. [31] See 36 Cumberland L.”
Drumheller v. Marcello, 532 A.2d 807 (Pa. 1987). “The Slayer's Act provides at 20 Pa. C.S. § 8802, in pertinent part, that: No slayer shall in any way acquire any property or receive any benefit as the result of the death of the decedent .”
Com. v. Corbin, J., 317 A.3d 648 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2024). “What constitutes a benefit under ____________________________________________ 20 Pa.C.S. § 8802. To accomplish this goal, the Slayer Act deems slayers, to have predeceased the decedent as to property which would have passed from the decedent or his estate to the slayer under the…”
In Re Trust Est. of Jamison, 636 A.2d 1190 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1994). “20 Pa.C.S. § 8802. However, both of the parties, as well as the trial court, focused for disposition of the property upon Section 8804 of the Slayer’s Act: Property which would have passed to or for the benefit of the slayer by devise or legacy from the decedent shall be…”
Est. of Susan C. McAndrew Appeal of: McAndrew, J, 131 A.3d 988 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2016). “20 Pa.C.S. § 8802. To accomplish this goal, the Slayer Act deems slayers to have predeceased the decedent as to property which- would have passed from the decedent or his estate to the slayer under the statutes of descent and distribution, or have been acquired by dower, by…”
In Re: Est. of Abbott, K. Appeal of: Abbott, C. (Pa. Super. Ct. 2016). “[”] 20 Pa.C.S. § 8802. To accomplish this goal, the Slayer Act deems slayers to have predeceased the decedent as to property which would have (Footnote Continued Next Page) -2- J-A13025-16 Appellant from claiming any property as a named beneficiary in his father’s last will and…”
Com. v. Stahl, D. (Pa. Super. Ct. 2016). “” 20 Pa.C.S. § 8802. A slayer is a “person who participates, either as a principal or as an accessory before the fact, in the willful and unlawful killing of any other person,” and property “[i]ncludes any real and personal property and any right or interest therein.”
Brighthouse Life Ins. Co. v. Walker Walton (E.D. Pa. 2024). “9 See 20 Pa. C.S. § 8802 (“No slayer shall in any way acquire any property or receive any benefit as the result of the death of the decedent, but such property shall pass as provided in the sections following.”
Harty Est., 5 Pa. D. & C.4th 138 (1989). “” 20 Pa.C.S. §8802. The first issue before us, therefore, is whether Aurora C.”
John Hancock Mut. Life Ins. v. Whiting, 5 Pa. D. & C.4th 166 (1989). “” 3 20 Pa.C.S. §8802. A slayer is defined as “any person who participates, either as *168 a principal or as an accessory before the fact, in the willful and unlawful killing of any other person.”
Jackson Est., 50 Pa. D. & C.3d 495 (1987). “See Act of December 15, 1982, P.L. 1262, 18 Pa.C.S. §314.”
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