Lavenbarg v. Shetrone

The controversy arose upon a petition by an administratrix for compromise of a claim against her decedent, and involves the construction of sections 750-753 of the Probate Code in their application to a situation which has not heretofore had the attention of this court.

The decedent, Guy D. Stevens, left an estate appraised at approximately $2,700, against which a creditor’s claim filed by his divorced wife Vera M. Stevens in the sum of $990, plus interest from November 14,1941, was allowed. His will, which is holographic, reads as follows:

“Oct. 23 1941

“This is my last will an testament. I own…