Fortunato v. Superior Court

Opinion

HASTINGS, J.

BACKGROUND

Decedent, Robert Fortunato, died on November 4, 2002. On February 7, 2003, his daughter, llene Fortunato Ingrassia (real party in interest), filed a petition for letters of administration, alleging that the decedent had died intestate. A few days later, real party in interest filed a petition for letters of special administration, alleging that decedent had purportedly executed a will on December 20, 1994, but that it had not been executed as required by law and therefore had no effect, or it was revoked or presumed revoked prior to death, or procured by fraud or…