Hebrew Home for Aged Disabled v. Friedman
California Supreme Court
APPEAL from a decree of the Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco. Thos. F. Graham, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtWilbur, J.
This is an appeal from a decree in a proceeding under section 1664 of the Code of Civil Procedure, determining the rights of all persons claiming to be heirs, or entitled to distribution. For convenience, appellants now before this court are designated as the “Kagan claimants.”
The deceased left the bulk of his property by will to respondent, the Hebrew Home for Aged Disabled, a charitable corporation (hereinafter called the Hebrew Home). Such disposition was invalid as to the bulk thereof, if the testator left “legal heirs” (there being no noncharitable residuary legatee or devisee), and all…
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