Legal Opinion
Kenworthy v. Hadden
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 21, 1978No. Civ. 16154PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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REYNOSO, J.
Community property is invested in a partnership composed of husband and a person other than his wife. The wife, who enjoys a present existing interest in her husband’s partnership interest, dies and leaves her interest in that property to several devisees. Do they enjoy a present existing interest as she did? That is, are they owners of that interest? Or, do they have a mere money claim? Under the facts of this case, we conclude that the devisees have a present interest and not a mere money claim.
Appellant Louis R. Kenworthy, as executor of the last will and testament of…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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