Estate of Spencer
California Supreme Court
APPEAL from an order of partial distribution of the Superior Court of Santa Barbara County. S. E. Crow, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtMelvin, J.
This is an appeal from an order of partial distribution in the estate of Henry F. Spencer, deceased, by certain legatees under the will.
The whole controversy centers around the intended meaning of the word “personal” as inserted by testator’s order in the will after the reading of the first typewritten draft, and the substitution of the number “15” for the number “26.”
The will after two paragraphs, one directing the payment of debts and the other bequeathing a certain watch to a friend, provides for the disposition of the remainder of the property in twenty-six numbered “clauses” and…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- In Re Estate of MurphyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1909
- In Re the Estate of PurcellCalifornia Supreme Court · 1914
- Fancher v. FancherCalifornia Supreme Court · 1909
- In Re Estate of RoundsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1919
- Garner v. PurcellCalifornia Supreme Court · 1916
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