Estate of Baker

59 Cal.2d 680 (1963)

Estate of CHESTER E. BAKER, Deceased. LAURA CROSBY, Petitioner and Appellant,

v.

CROCKER-ANGLO NATIONAL BANK, as Executor, etc., Objector and Respondent.

S. F. No. 21134.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

May 29, 1963.

Zeff, Halley & Price and Francis W. Halley for Petitioner and Appellant.

Collier & Tosaw and Frank B. Collier for Objector and Respondent.

SCHAUER, J.

Decedent Chester E. Baker left a witnessed will dated December 2, 1960, and a witnessed codicil dated August 15, 1961, both of which were admitted to probate. An unwitnessed handwritten instrument dated January 2,…