Legal Opinion
Second Church of Christ, Scientist, of New York City v. Kaufman
California Supreme Court
Decided February 7, 1945No. L. A. 18917PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTraynor, J.
On March 18, 1940, Samuel B. Kaufman executed a will in New York. He subsequently moved to California where he executed a new will on April 30, 1941, containing the clause “I, Samuel B. Kaufman, do hereby make and declare this to be my Last Will and Testament, revoking all former wills.” Both wills named identical persons for identical cash bequests and the Second Church of Christ, Scientist, of New York City, as residuary legatee. The 1941 will named a new executor. It also directed that the testator’s body be cremated; the 1940 will only stated a wish to that effect. It expressly provided,…
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3Cited by42 opinions
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