Estate of Dennis
California Court of Appeal
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
- In re Estate of WeringerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1893
- Estate of MathewsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1919
- Estate of MalgorCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1947
3Cited by6 opinions
- Kristovich v. JohnsonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1966
- Estate of AdamsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1957
- Pfeiffer v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. California · 1969
- Cornitius v. CornitiusCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1957
- Scott Funeral Home, Inc. v. First National Bank of DanvilleSupreme Court of Virginia · 1970
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