Legal Opinion
Lombardi v. Blois
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 19, 1964No. Civ. 21690PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSullivan, P. J.
We review the final apportionment of the fortune 1 of Henry Miller amassed from a fabulous empire of land and cattle and preserved for his posterity within the impregnable walls of a trust for half a century. Two competing bands of remaindermen in this last engagement clash over their respective shares in the corpus. As we shall explain, we have concluded that the amount of these shares was correctly determined by the trial court. We therefore affirm the judgment.
The facts are not in dispute. On April 17, 1913, Miller executed a deed of trust under which he transferred most of his fortune,…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Estate of PlattCalifornia Supreme Court · 1942
- Meyer v. State Board of EqualizationCalifornia Supreme Court · 1954
- Ephraim v. Metropolitan Trust Co.California Supreme Court · 1946
- Title Insurance & Trust Co. v. DuffillCalifornia Supreme Court · 1923
- Careaga v. CareagaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1964
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Kropp v. Sterling Savings & Loan Ass'nCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1970
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- Estate of McKenzieCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1966
- In Re the Trust Created Under the Last Will & Testament & Codicils Thereto of WymanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1981
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