Legal Opinion
Walton v. Walton
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 3, 1995No. C016397PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SIMS, Acting P. J.
Defendant Beverly Walton, as administrator for the estate of A. Bruce Walton II (Bruce Jr.), 1 appeals from a judgment awarding specific performance of an oral contract to make a will in consolidated actions brought by plaintiffs A. Bruce Walton III (Bruce III) and Richard L. Walton (Rick). Defendant contends the trial court erred in denying her a jury trial and in granting specific performance on the merits.
In the published portion of the opinion, we conclude the trial court properly adjudicated the dispute without a jury. In the unpublished portion of the opinion,…
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