In Re Pusey
California Supreme Court
APPEALS from an order of the Superior Court of Orange County denying an application for letters of administration on the estate of a deceased person, from a judgment admitting a will to probate, and from an order denying a motion for a new trial. Z. B. West, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtMelvin, J.
Henry F. Pusey, who asserts that he is -the surviving husband of Gertrude C. Pusey, deceased, nominated M. M. Crookshank as administrator of her estate, which consists of property, real and personal, in Orange County. His nominee applied for letters of administration. The application was denied on the ground that Henry F. Pusey was not the surviving husband of Gertrude C. Pusey and that she did not die intestate. A will executed by her prior to her alleged marriage to Pusey was offered for probate by S. H. Finley. This alleged will was contested by Pusey on the ground that the testatrix was…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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