Legal Opinion
Estate of Cowden
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 5, 1935No. Civ. 10655PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHINN, J., pro tem.
Appeal from an order construing a will.
The provisions of the will in question read as follows: “ To my brother E. C. French the sum of two hundred dollars & my clothing & personal property. To my stepchildren by my husband Forbes C. Cowden I bequeath the rest of my estate both real & personal & wherever situated share and share alike. ” In a proceeding initiated to obtain an interpretation of these conflicting provisions, the court held that the brother took the sum of $200 and the clothing and personal effects of the decedent, including “only such items as jewelry and…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- In Re Estate of LaytonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1933
- Kovacs v. St. Paul's English Evangelical Lutheran ChurchCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1934
- Ranagan v. Bank of America National Trust & Savings Ass'nCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1933
3Cited by7 opinions
- Blakeman v. HarwellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1944
- Gore v. BingamanCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1938
- Eaton v. San Diego Tuberculosis Ass'nCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1940
- Lee v. Estate of DavisCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1961
- Estate of WhetmathCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1963
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