Legal Opinion

Estate of Whitney

California Court of Appeal

Decided August 18, 1958No. Civ. No. 22658PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

162 Cal.App.2d 860 (1958)

Estate of KATHRYN Z. WHITNEY, Deceased. ROBERT A. ZIMMERMAN, Appellant,

v.

THE ORIENTAL MISSIONARY SOCIETY (a Nonprofit Corporation) et al., Respondents.

Civ. No. 22658.

California Court of Appeals. Second Dist., Div. Three.

Aug. 18, 1958.

Stanley C. Anderson for Appellant.

Thomas S. Bunn for Respondents.

VALLEE, J.

Appeal from part of a judgment determining heirship. The question is the proper construction of a will.

The holographic will of the decedent, Kathryn Whitney, reads:

"Last Will and Testament"
"I, Kathryn Z. Whitney at the age of seventy-five and being of sound mind…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. McConnell v. DoolittleCalifornia Supreme Court · 1920
  2. Kurkjian v. OhannesonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1953
  3. In Re the Estate of CarrilloCalifornia Supreme Court · 1921
  4. In re Estate of MillerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1874
  5. McCabe v. Cary'sSupreme Court of Virginia · 1923

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Estate of CoxCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1970
  2. Estate of FlintCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1972
  3. Matter of Estate of SmithCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1978
  4. Wittpen v. WittpenCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1960
  5. Ramos v. HarkeyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2004

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