Logan v. Forster

Plaintiff filed this action against the executrices of his late wife’s estate alleging that one half of all the properties comprising the estate belonged to him as his share of the community property. The total appraised value of the estate was $364,382.54. Plaintiff appeals from the judgment that there was no community property.

Plaintiff and the decedent were twice married and lived together more than 20 years. The first marriage took place in Ventura County on December 8, 1923, at which time Mrs. Logan was a widow about 51 years of age and plaintiff was her junior by 19 years. She had…