Legal Opinion
Geiger v. United States Department of Justice
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 30, 1992No. Docket Nos. D012961, D012453PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
HUFFMAN, J.
Petitioner/conservator Gerald M. Geiger and intervener Birgit Carlsen Geiger appeal from the order of the probate court denying the petition filed under Probate Code 1 section 12401 to presume and declare as dead Lewis Michael Geiger (Michael) after he had not been seen or heard from for a continuous period of five years. 2
Gerald and Birgit, Michael’s wife at the time of his disappearance, challenge the probate court’s interpretation of section 12401 and contend its findings are not supported by substantial evidence. Birgit also claims the court erred in not setting the date…
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