Legal Opinion
Daniels v. Bridges
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 1, 1954No. Civ. 19825PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtVallee, J.
Appeal by plaintiff from an adverse judgment in a suit for declaratory relief, to establish a constructive trust, and for an injunction.
On May 16, 1946, Eddie and Sarah Robinson, husband and wife, made a joint will by which each of them bequeathed and devised all of his and her property “after the death of the two of us” to plaintiff, Howard C. Daniels. There was no evidence of the making of a written contract by Eddie and Sarah to execute the joint will. Sarah died on August 21, 1946. The joint will had not then been revoked; but it has not been probated. On Sarah’s death, Eddie took…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Bank of California v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1940
- Brown v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1949
- Notten v. MensingCalifornia Supreme Court · 1935
- Frazier v. PattersonIllinois Supreme Court · 1909
- Sonnicksen v. SonnicksenCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1941
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Crail v. BlakelyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1973
- Goldstein v. HoffmanCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1963
- Fluornoy v. MorseCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1970
- Van Houten v. WhitakerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1959
- Lich v. CarlinCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1960
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