In Re Shea's Estate

Jack Shea died On September 14, 1956, leaving a widow, Dorothy Shea, and a son by a prior mar riage, the respondent. A few days before his death, he executed a deed and bill of sale, making all of his property community property, and a will which provided that his wife should receive her community half of the property, and in addition should receive the income from a motel, which was the major item in the estate, so long as she managed it.

The will also provided that the motel was to be sold as soon as a profitable sale could be made. Specific bequests, to be paid out of the proceeds of the…