Legal Opinion

Estate of Howe

California Court of Appeal

Decided July 29, 1947No. Civ. 15769PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDoran, J.

This is an appeal from an order granting a family allowance and homestead in probate proceedings.

The record reveals the following as correctly recited in appellant’s brief:

“In January, 1946 the Court made an Order granting Mrs. Myra Howe, the widow of decedent a family allowance of $400.00 per month. Appellant, who is one of the legatees of the estate opposed the granting of this allowance but at the time of such opposition he had no knowledge of the existence of the pre-nuptial contract which only came to light sometime later, when he immediately took steps to obtain the cancellation of the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Estate of YoellCalifornia Supreme Court · 1913
  2. Schwartz v. SchwartzCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1947

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Williams v. WilliamsTexas Supreme Court · 1978
  2. Estate of HoweCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1948
  3. Jones v. Estate of JonesWisconsin Supreme Court · 2002
  4. Brisacher v. BrisacherCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1959
  5. Williams v. Estate of WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1977

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