Estate of Cochran
California Court of Appeal
1Opinion of the Court
PATROSSO, J. pro tem.
Appeal from a decree determining heirship whereby it was adjudged that respondents were pretermitted heirs and entitled to succeed to the entire estate.
The testator died June 17, 1951, leaving surviving as his sole heirs at law four daughters, who are the respondents here. By his will dated April 20, 1951, he bequeathed his entire estate to the appellants who are strangers in blood to him. The will, which made no specific mention of his children, among other things provides: “To anyone who may contest this will I give the sum of $1.00. ’ ’ Respondents filed a petition to…
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