Legal Opinion
Hill v. Thomas
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 27, 1955No. Civ. 20860PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFox, J.
On this appeal the basic question is: Under the joint will of Henry and Eliza Hill, was Eliza after Henry’s demise permitted to make inter vivos gifts to her son (appellant) by a former marriage?
The Hills were married in Florida in 1925. Mr. Hill was retired and affluent, and approximately 65 years of age. He had lived in Florida for several years. Prior to that time he had been in business in Calumet, Michigan. He had relatives in both Florida and Michigan. Mrs. Hill was a widow. Appellant was then in his middle thirties.
The Hills came to California in 1926. In June, 1943, Mr. and Mrs. Hill…
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