Arstein v. Union Bank

This is an appeal from a portion of a judgment determining that the entire estate of appellant’s husband, who died July 10, 1958, was his sole and separate property.

Facts: Meyer A. Arstein and appellant were married in Illinois in 1951. They moved to California the same year and resided here continuously until he died July 10, 1958.

Decedent’s will left a bequest to appellant. She filed a petition for a determination of the nature and extent of the property in the estate, so that she could make an intelligent election whether to take under the will or to take her community property interest by…