Legal Opinion
Estate of Kerr
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 27, 1954No. Civ. 16012PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOOD (Fred B.), J.
A purported will executed July 23, 1952, by Woodard Whitfield Kerr, was admitted to probate. Woodard Whitfield Kerr, Jr., a son of the decedent, filed a contest upon two grounds, unsoundness of mind and undue influence. The trial court found that decedent was of sound mind and memory but that his signature to the instrument was obtained by the undue influence of the proponent, Ethel Elnora Kerr, wife of the decedent. From the judgment revoking probate of the will and from an order denying a motion to vacate the judgment and enter a different judgment, the proponent has…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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3Cited by6 opinions
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