In Re Estate of Robl
California Supreme Court
APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco distributing the estate of a deceased person and settling the accounts of an executrix. J. Y. Coffey, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtHenshaw, J.
1. By this appeal it is sought to modify a decree of distribution which gave to Catherine E. Robl the insurance collected on furniture which had been specifically bequeathed to her and had been burned during administration. Catherine E. Robl, to whom the furniture had been bequeathed, was also the executrix of the estate. The insurance was under a policy payable to the executrix, and $712.50 was collected upon the insurance policy after the destruction of the furniture. Title to the furniture vested in the legatee at the death of the testatrix. There would be no equity in depriving the…
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