Legal Opinion
Estate of Bir
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 13, 1948No. Civ. 7454PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAdams, P. J.
Dalip Singh Bir, a native of India, died intestate in San Joaquin County on April 18, 1945, and respondent Florence Boyes was appointed and qualified as administratrix of his estate. On April 4,1947, two women named Harnam Kaur and Jiwi, both residents of India, joined in a petition to determine heirship, alleging in their petition:
“That your petitioners were, at the time of the death of the deceased herein, the legally wedded wives of said deceased, having lawfully married said deceased in the Punjab over 50 years ago whilst all parties were domiciled in Punjab Province, British India,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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