Legal Opinion
Petti-John v. Luckel
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 4, 1957No. Civ. No. 22194PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VALLÉE, J.
Appeal from judgments determining interests in an estate.
Louis Luckel died May 3, 1952, leaving a will and three codicils. The will first bequeaths and devises the testator’s furniture, household goods, and a parcel of realty to his wife Myrtle Prazee Luckel, who survived him. The paragraph making these bequests and devises contains this provision :
“It is also my wish that funds or property of my estate be invested or taken to assure her [his wife] during her natural life a monthly income of One Hundred dollars, and in the event the appraised value of my estate shall exceed the sum…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Estate of LuckelCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1957
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