In re Estate of Royer
California Supreme Court
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco. J. Y. Coffey, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
CHIPMAN, C.
The controversy arises upon conflicting petitions for distribution filed by the heirs at law of deceased and by the regents of the University of California, and involves the right to the residue of the estate of deceased under the provisions of his will. After making certain specific bequests the testator, in the sixth clause of his will, declared as follows: “Sixth: All the rest and residue of my property and estate I do hereby give, devise, and bequeath unto the University of the State of California for the sole purpose of founding a professorship of ‘Political Economy/ and for…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- United States v. HoarU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1821
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- Dunn v. University of OregonOregon Supreme Court · 1881
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