Estate of Kunkler
California Supreme Court
APPEAL from a decree of the Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco partially distributing the es- • tate of a deceased person. Thos. F. Graham, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtHenshaw, J.
By her holographic will Laura E. Kunkler, after disposing of certain articles of personal property to designated legatees, directed that all of the remainder of her estate should be converted into cash, and after the payment of her debts, the money remaining should be “apportioned, appropriated and paid out as follows.” Then followed the names of fourteen legatees to each of whom she left a named percentage of the moneys; to one fifteen per cent, to another five per cent, to another ten, to another four, to another two, and finally “ten per cent to some worthy charity,” the total aggregating…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- In Re Estate of MurphyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1909
- Estate of HittellCalifornia Supreme Court · 1903
- Drinkhouse v. MorbioCalifornia Supreme Court · 1903
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