Legal Opinion
Estate of Stephenson
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 23, 1965No. Civ. No. 28241PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
235 Cal.App.2d 326 (1965)
Estate of HARRY ALEXANDER STEPHENSON, Deceased. ALYCE MAE SMITH, Claimant and Appellant,
v.
CLARICE E. DULIN MUSSER et al., Claimants and Respondents.
Civ. No. 28241.
California Court of Appeals. Second Dist., Div. Two.
June 23, 1965.
David N. Barry III for Claimant and Appellant.
Coit I. Hughes for Claimants and Respondents.
FLEMING, J.
[1a] Harry Stephenson died of a heart attack in 1961, leaving an estate of personal property, consisting mostly of securities, and a holographic document dated September 22, 1944, written on the flyleaf of a prayer book, reading:
"22 Sept.…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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