Flournoy v. Sperry

Leonard M. Sperry, domiciled in California, died on September 11, 1963, leaving surviving his spouse, Rose Sperry. At time of death, Mr. Sperry held in joint tenancy with Mrs. Sperry certain real and personal property having an appraised value of $186,850.40. All of this joint tenancy property had derived from Mr. Sperry’s personal earnings during the marriage and during a period that the couple were domiciled outside of California. It is conceded that all of this joint tenancy property is such as is defined in Probate Code, section 201.5 1 and in Revenue and Taxation Code, section 15300. 2

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