Cleaver v. Davies

SCHOTTKY, J. pro tem.

Elmer Vernon Strong died intestate in Butte County, California, leaving a considerable estate, and leaving no spouse, child, descendent or parent surviving him. Appellants, the so-called Cleaver claimants, are cousins of said deceased, and respondents, the so-called Davies claimants, claim to be a half-brother, half-sister, sole children of a pre-deceased half-sister, and sole child of a pre-deceased half-brother of deceased. Both appellants and respondents filed petitions to determine heirship, and, after hearing, the court found and decreed that respondents, the Davies…