Legal Opinion
Division of World Missions of the Board of Missions of the Methodist Church v. Cline
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 14, 1958No. Civ. 23215PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWhite, P. J.
Division of World Missions of the Board of Missions of the Methodist Church, a corporation, one of the devisees and legatees under the will of decedent, appeals from the order determining heirship, by which it was awarded only one-twelfth of the distributable estate.
George G. Munson died December 18, 1956. By his will executed August 22, 1956, he left his entire estate in equal parts to four corporate charities, of which appellant is one.
It was adjudged that said bequests are valid only as to one-third of the distributable estate. Consequently, two-thirds of decedent’s estate was distributed…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- In re Estate of WalkerlyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1895
- Campbell-Kawannanakoa v. CampbellCalifornia Supreme Court · 1907
- Estate of LefrancCalifornia Supreme Court · 1952
- Clippinger v. BreartonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1946
- Mathie v. SchwarzeCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1944
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Estate of HoltermannCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1962
- Estate of FlintCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1972
- Estate of GoyetteCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1968
- Ijams v. Diocese of Monterey-Fresno Education & Welfare Corp.California Court of Appeal · 1968
- Newman v. Roman Catholic BishopCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1962
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