Humane Society of Carson City v. First National Bank

OPINION

George Whittell died on April 17, 1969, leaving a sizeable estate located in California and Nevada. His will, which was *476admitted to probate in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of San Mateo, and in the Second Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada, in and for the County of Washoe, left the remainder of his estate to three organizations each to receive 25% of the total. The executors were given authority to allocate the remaining 25% among the organizations.

The beneficiary organization named in the will as “SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS…