Legal Opinion
In Re Estate of Saueressig
California Supreme Court
Decided June 22, 2006No. S129110PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
44 Cal.Rptr.3d 672 (2006)
38 Cal.4th 1045
136 P.3d 201
ESTATE OF Timothy Kirk SAUERESSIG, Deceased.
Scott Smith, Petitioner and Appellant,
v.
Shirley K. Goff, Objector and Respondent.
No. S129110.
Supreme Court of California.
June 22, 2006.
Paul Buchberg, Los Angeles, for Petitioner and Appellant.
Hinojosa & Wallet, Lynard C. Hinojosa, Trudi Sabel, Los Angeles, and Andrew M. Wallet for Objector and Respondent.
CORRIGAN, J.
A will that meets statutory requirements is effective upon the testator's death. (Cook v. Cook (1941) 17 Cal.2d 639, 646, 111 P.2d 322 (Cook); Estate of Lopes (1984) 152 Cal.App.3d 302,…
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