Legal Opinion
Estate of Fletcher
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 12, 1940No. Civ. 2374PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGriffin, J.
Hattie A. Fletcher died testate on the 17th day of November, 1937. Thereafter her will was admitted to probate and Sumter B. Smith and Marie Martin were appointed executors thereof. Her will provided in part as follows:
“SECOND: I hereby declare that I have a dog named ‘TEDDY’. If my dog TEDDY survives me . . .
“I give, devise and bequeath to my executor, SUMTER B. SMITH, . . . the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) . . . as trustee . . . for the best care and comfort of my dog TEDDY during the life of my said dog. . . .
“Upon the termination of this trust by the death of my dog, I then…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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