Legal Opinion

Hirschi v. Eubanks

California Court of Appeal

Decided December 11, 1980No. Civ. 58416PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

HASTINGS, J.

By way of summary judgment the trial court found that Leigh Ann Hirschi, a minor, was not a pretermitted heir of Evelyn J. Hirschi, deceased. This appeal followed.

On June 9, 1969, decedent’s only son, Robert C. Hirschi (Robert) died. His surviving spouse, Judith (guardian ad litem), was pregnant with appellant, having become so on May 14, 1969. Appellant was born on February 1, 1970. Between that date and decedent’s death on July 15, 1977, a period of seven years, decedent consistently and publically refused to acknowledge appellant as the issue of her son.

Decedent’s last…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Torregano v. TorreganoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1960
  2. Van Strien v. JonesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1956
  3. Estate of McClureCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1963
  4. Estate of BrownCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1958
  5. John McClure Estate, Inc. v. JohnsonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1942

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Matter of Estate of PadillaNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1982
  2. Estate of Jones v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Utah · 1988
  3. Matter of Estate of HiltonNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1982

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