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Estate of Taylor

California Court of Appeal

Decided August 7, 1953No. Civ. 19630PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

VALLÉE, J.

Appeal from a judgment admitting an instrument to probate as the will of the decedent after a contest tried by the court without a jury.

The decedent, Clark E. Taylor, died March 10, 1952. The instrument is entirely in his handwriting, dated and signed by him. The contest was on the grounds the instrument is not testamentary in character, and if it is, that it is conditional. It is in the form of a letter and reads:

“Heumenie Calif.

[Hueneme]

Acorn Unit 33.

1 - 3 - 44 -

Dear. A. K. Lindsay

Sorry I did not get to see you during Xmas But we were ordered back here to S.F. & then we sail from…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Ferguson v. FergusonTexas Supreme Court · 1931
  2. Eaton v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
  3. In Re Estate of SpitzerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1925
  4. Estate of ButtonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1930
  5. In re Will of TinsleySupreme Court of Iowa · 1919

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Harrison v. City National Bank of Clinton, IowaDistrict Court, S.D. Iowa · 1962
  2. Cechovin v. EgglestonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1954
  3. In Re Estate of MartinSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2001
  4. Heirs of Mills v. WylieSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1971
  5. Estate of CrickCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1964

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