Legal Opinion
In re Estate of Fair
California Supreme Court
Decided June 29, 1894No. 15311PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Haynes, C.
When this case was in department, the •following opinion was prepared by Commissioner Haynes:
Appellant petitioned the court below for an order directing the executors of the will of Theresa Fair, deceased, to pay to him the sum of five hundred thousand dollars, bequeathed to his brother, James Gr. Fair, Jr., and which, in case of the death of James, was, by the terms of the will, to be paid to petitioner. This appeal is from an order denying said petition.
The proper determination of the questions involves the consideration and construction of the whole of the will, which, omitting…
2Cited by4 opinions
- Estate of OttoveggioCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1944
- Rector v. DalbyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1903
- Mader v. ChristieCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1921
- In re Estate of Fair, Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco1892