Legal Opinion
Stiebel v. Roberts
California Supreme Court
Decided October 16, 1945No. L. A. 19036PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTraynor, J.
Charles H. Roberts died on August 11, 1933, leaving a holographic will containing the following bequest to his wife Elizabeth Clare Roberts: “After the payment of my just and lawful debts, I give, devise and bequeath to my wife, Elizabeth Clare Roberts, Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) per month for her natural life out of the rents and receipts of my estate. This Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) must be paid first, then the children get theirs.” The will also gave a life interest in 5/12 of the estate to Oliver James Roberts and a life interest in 3/12 to Ethel E. Stiebel, children of a former…
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