Legal Opinion
Ramos v. Harkey
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 18, 2004No. C045728PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ROBIE, J.
What does the phrase “my money” mean in a holographic will? Here, we conclude the trial court correctly concluded this term included bank *69accounts and certificates of deposit, a money market account, a Fidelity U.S. Government Reserves Fund, United States treasury bills and United States savings bonds. We shall affirm.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Joseph Goyette died in 2001. He had no spouse or children when he died. He was survived by his cousins, sisters Joanne Ramos, Eleanor Harkey, and Kathryn Ramey. Over the years, Harkey and her sisters lived next door to Goyette.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- DeParcq v. O'BrienCalifornia Supreme Court · 1938
- Estate of ChamberlainCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1941
- Estate of O'ConnellCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1972
- Estate of BoyleCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1934
- Wittpen v. WittpenCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1960
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Estate of Clark CA1/5California Court of Appeal · 2020
- Estate of McShane CA2/5California Court of Appeal · 2015
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