Samson v. Samson
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a decree of the Superior Court of the city and county of San Francisco. The appellant, Jacob Z. Davis, intervened in the proceeding, claiming an interest in a certain portion of the real estate, by virtue of the lien of a judgment against Mrs. Fannie M. Samson. The other facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtRoss, J.
This is an appeal from a judgment made and entered ¡Nov. 26, 1880, revoking the probate of a will which had been admitted to probate in the year 1870. The revocation was had upon proceedings initiated on the 26th of July, 1880, by and on behalf of a minor child of the deceased, under and by-virtue of that provision of the statute which saves to infants and persons of unsound mind a period of one year after their respective disabilities are removed within which to contest the validity of a will. The deceased left surviving him a widow and four minor children. Shortly after his death the widow…
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