Pillsbury v. Title Insurance & Trust Co.
California Supreme Court
APPEALS by minor children of the decedent and by the guardians of their persons from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County denying the petition of the minors to set aside, as exempt property, certain proceeds from life insurance; also from an order denying exceptions of said minors to first and final account of administrator, and also from a decree of final distribution. Frederick W. Houser, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtHenshaw, J.
E. S. Pillsbury died intestate in an automobile accident in which also his wife was killed. He survived her and left surviving him three minor children, the eldest about the age of fourteen years. His life was insured, the face values of his seven policies amounting to twenty-seven thousand dollars. They were all payable to his wife and in the event of her predecease then to his executors, administrators, or assigns. The proceeds of these policies therefore fell into his estate, and upon them his estate realized over twenty-four thousand dollars, which passed into the hands of its…
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