In Re Harper's Estate

The question in this case is whether Hope Harper, a daughter of Russell Harper, deceased, is entitled to share in his estate, notwithstanding the language used in his last will and testament.

Russell Harper and Josephine Schwartz were married in San Francisco, California, May 29, 1902, and Hope Harper was the issue of this marriage, born October 21, 1904. Some months prior to the birth of the child, Russell Harper abandoned his wife and never thereafter lived with her. Hope Harper never saw her father, except on one occasion, and that was when she was six or seven years of age. Hope Harper’s…