Szekely v. Los Angeles County Physician's Aid Ass'n

Opinion

MARSHALL, J.*

Nature of the Case

This is an appeal from a judgment of the trial court which adjudged a daughter of an adopted son of the decedent to be the pretermitted heir of decedent. The appeal is based on the judgment roll, neither party having requested the reporter’s transcript or a settled statement.

Facts

Carol Jean Szekely (hereafter referred to as Carol), daughter of Theodore Laszlo Szekely, an adopted son of Joseph Szekely (hereafter referred to as Joseph), who died before Joseph, filed a petition to determine her entitlement to distribution of Joseph’s estate, he having died…