Jorgenson v. Pardee

This is an action to declare a trust in real and personal property in favor of plaintiffs as the heirs of the estate of Hildred Pardee.

Hildred Pardee and defendant were married in 1929. On December 22, 1948, defendant filed an action for divorce against her. After lengthy negotiations a property settlement was signed between the parties on February 24, 1949. On March 2, 1949, Mrs. Pardee was taken to a hospital suffering from an ailment which resulted in her death on March 26,1949.

March 5, 1949, defendant called on decedent in the hospital, and on the 6th of March had a long visit with her…