Legal Opinion
In Re the Estate of Tolson
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided December 5, 1997No. 20181-0-IIPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Madsen, J. *
In this probate proceeding, the trial court found that Decedent Jack Tolson was domiciled in Washington at the date of his death. A California court had previously found Tolson to be domiciled in California. Tolson’s daughter and granddaughter appeal, arguing that the trial court in Washington erred in refusing to give collateral estoppel effect to the California judgment. We conclude that the trial court erred and reverse.
Facts
On December 10, 1993, Jack F. Tolson (Decedent) died in his mobile home located in Vancouver, Washington. His daughters, Sharon Townsend and Laina Tolson,…
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