Legal Opinion
Estate of Strader
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 11, 2003No. B153652PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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SUMMARY
A distribution request in the final account of a probate estate, seeking distribution of certain litigation proceeds to the beneficiaries who funded the litigation rather than to all the residuary beneficiaries of the estate, was not an attempt to frustrate the testator's intent and did not violate the no contest clause of the testator's will.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Estelle Strader died testate on September 14, 1994. Her will, executed in 1987,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Burch v. GeorgeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1994
- Estate of Simmons v. TownsendCalifornia Supreme Court · 1966
- Estate of BlackCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1984
- Jacobs-Zorne v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1996
- Estate of KruseCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1970
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