Legal Opinion
Huffman v. Peterson
California Court of Appeal
Decided November 23, 1977No. Civ. 3055PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BROWN (G. A.), P. J.
In January 1974 the decedent, 80-year-old Florence Sheldon, married 78-year-old Al Sheldon. About eight months later, on September 14, 1974, Florence died testate, she having drawn a valid holographic will on April 19, 1972, which, aside from some conditional specific gifts to her grandchildren, left her estate in equal shares to her two children by a prior marriage. They are petitioner and appellant, Oscar Marion Huffman (hereinafter Marion), and contestant and appellant, Helen Peterson (hereinafter Helen). No provision was made in the premarriage will for her…
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