Legal Opinion
Estate of Hart
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 28, 1984No. G000294PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SONENSHINE, J.
Administratrix appeals a judgment on a petition to determine heirship. The trial court found Kevin Law Hart, adopted son of Robert Law, to be the heir at law of his natural father, Louis William Hart.
Kevin has not filed a respondent’s brief “and thus rule 17(b) of the California Rules of Court is applicable to this appeal. It provides in pertinent part: . . the court may accept as true the statement of facts in the appellant’s opening brief and, unless the appellant requests oral argument, may submit the case for decision on the record and on the appellant’s opening…
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