Legal Opinion

Estate of Dennis

California Court of Appeal

Decided April 30, 1952No. Civ. 18686PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtShinn, P. J.

By her will Eva Ridenour Dennis disposed" of an estate of some $18,000, her separate property. She held an interlocutory decree of divorce from William A. Dennis, appellant herein, and bequeathed him $3,000. The will made no provision for the payment of funeral expenses. These expenses being unpaid, her executor and appellant were sued and judgment given against them jointly for $563.38 in favor of Pierce Brothers, the mortician, and $776.42 in favor of Inglewood Park Mausoleum Company. These sums were paid from estate funds but upon final distribution were ordered deducted from the husband’s…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. In re Estate of WeringerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1893
  2. Estate of MathewsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1919
  3. Estate of MalgorCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1947

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Kristovich v. JohnsonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1966
  2. Estate of AdamsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1957
  3. Pfeiffer v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. California · 1969
  4. Cornitius v. CornitiusCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1957
  5. Scott Funeral Home, Inc. v. First National Bank of DanvilleSupreme Court of Virginia · 1970

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