Legal Opinion
McLellan v. Sherwood
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 16, 1954No. Civ. 4839PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGriffin, J.
Contestants and appellants, father and son,' strangers to the blood of decedent Franklin P. Sherwood who died on January 20, 1952, filed a petition to contest his last will and testament and codicils thereto, on the ground of incompetency of deceased to execute a will, and on the further ground of undue influence.
The will and codicils were admitted to probate on February 18, 1952. This contest was not filed until August 1st, 1952. The citation thereon was not served until November 19, 1952, on the respondent Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association, the coexecutor. It has never…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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3Cited by7 opinions
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