Legal Opinion
Day v. Greene
California Supreme Court
Decided April 11, 1963No. L. A. 26447PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGibson, C. J.
Eva Greene Day brought this action on December 27, 1957, to impress a constructive trust upon one- seventh of the residual estate of her stepmother, Mary Greene, claiming that Mary had entered into an oral contract with Colonel Greene (Mary’s husband and Eva’s father) by which Mary agreed to leave her estate equally to Eva and the six children of Mary and Colonel Greene. The defendants include, among others, Mary’s six children and the executors of her estate. Judgment was entered in favor of plaintiff, and all defendants, except one of the children, have appealed.
It is contended that the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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