Legal Opinion
French v. French
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 14, 1945No. Civ. 3404PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMarks, J.
This is an action brought by the widow of C. W. French against the executor of his estate to declare that defendant held in trust for her a life estate in certain real property in Inyo County.
Plaintiff and C. W. French were married in Beno, Nevada, on December 18, 1938. They separated on July 22, 1939, and did not thereafter live together. Mr. French died on February 18, 1943. He had one son, Leland Wesley French, the issue of a former marriage.
On December 17, 1938, plaintiff and G.W. French entered into a prenuptial agreement the provisions of which form the basis of this action. In it the…
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