Legal Opinion
Koutnik v. Scott
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 7, 1949No. Civ. 16781PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcCOMB, J.
From a decree determining that Henry I. Scott, the surviving spouse of Shirley E. Scott, deceased, is entitled to the estate of said decedent, petitioner Goldie Koutnik appeals.
Facts
Shirley E. Scott died intestate at Los Angeles on January 14, 1947, leaving a surviving spouse, Henry I. Scott. She left neither issue, parent, brother nor sister, nor descendant of a deceased brother or sister.
Goldie Koutnik, appellant, filed a petition for letters of administration of the estate of Shirley E. Scott, in which she set forth that Henry I. Scott, respondent, was the surviving spouse of decedent.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- In re the Estate of WilmerdingCalifornia Supreme Court · 1897
- California Trust Co. v. CassidyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1936
- Cohen v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.California Court of Appeal · 1939
- In Re Estate of KirbyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1912
- Estate of Harrington v. KellyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1905
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Utz v. AureguyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1952
- Helene Marceau Sidebotham v. W. L. Robison, Administrator of the Estate of Robert Sidebotham, Deceased, and Robert Sidebotham and James SidebothamCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1955
- Guillory v. GodfreyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1955
- People v. BarreraCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1993
- Schultz v. SteinbergCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1960
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