State of California v. Broderson

This is an appeal by all of the defendants except defendant Johansen, from a judgment in favor of the State of California in an action in equity to set aside a probate decree determining heirship.

These are the facts: George E. Turkington and Vivian H. Turkington were husband and wife. They had no children. During their marriage they accumulated community property. George died intestate in 1954. The community property was distributed to Vivian. (Prob. Code, § 201. ) 1 George was survived by two sisters, Isabel B. Broderson and Helen E. Rosecrans, a brother, John 0. Turkington, and a niece,…