Newman v. Wells Fargo Bank

14 Cal.4th 126 (1996)

JON E. NEWMAN et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants,

v.

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. as Trustee, etc., et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Docket No. S048669.

Supreme Court of California.

December 5, 1996.

COUNSEL

Rebecca Coufal, Michael D. Kinkley, Michael Tracy and Dan Johnson for Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Howard, Rice, Nemerovski, Canady, Falk & Rabkin, Ethan P. Schulman, Janet L. Evans and Beth L. Kramer for Defendants and Respondents.

OPINION

BAXTER, J.

We are asked to decide whether, in looking to the law of intestacy as a guide to a testator's presumed intent when a will provision is…