Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Kishel
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 27, 1948No. Civ. No. 3810; Civ. No. 3811PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBarnard, P. J.
Thomas R. Welch died in April, 1933. His only heirs were his daughter, Vella Johnson, and a grandson, Thomas Kenneth Welch, who was the son of a deceased son. This grandson, who was eight years old at the time of the testator’s death, was killed in a plane crash over Belgium in 1945, while serving in the Army Air Forces. He was married in 1943, and his surviving wife and child are the appellants here.
Thomas R. Welch left a will which was admitted to probate in May, 1933, his daughter Vella Johnson, being appointed executrix, and his estate is still in the course of administration. By his will…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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3Cited by16 opinions
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