In Re Estate of Donnellan

Catherine Donnellan died testate in the city and county of San Francisco, and her will was there probated. The tenth clause of her will is as follows:

“The one-fourth of the rest and residue of my property I will devise and bequeath to my niece Mary, a resident of New York, said Mary being the daughter of my deceased sister Mary, the name of my niece Mary I do not know as I understand she is now married, nor am I sure of niece Mary’s maiden name, as her mother, my sister Mary, was twice married, but I believe my niece’s maiden name was Mary Donóhoe.”

Upon petition for distribution Annie…