Legal Opinion
Hall v. Sampson
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 14, 1939No. Civ. 12177PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcCOMB, J.
From a judgment in favor of respondents after trial before a jury in an action to revoke the admission of a will to probate on the ground of undue influence, contestants appeal.
The essential facts are:
February 17, 1935, decedent Laura S. Hunt executed her last will and testament. Thereafter she died and on December 22, 1936, her will was admitted to probate. June 21, 1937, contestants filed a petition to have the probate of the will revoked. October 1, 1937, an order was made by which the present counsel for contestants were substituted as counsel of record in place and stead of the attorneys…
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