Estate of Shepard

Petitioners Laura Ott 1 and Doris Peters appeal from the judgment entered against them following a proceeding to determine heirship under sections 1080 et seq. of the Probate Code. It was therein determined that appellants were not the granddaughters and pretermitted heirs of Belle Shepard, deceased.

At the trial the evidence introduced by appellants was largely documentary, although the testimony of their aunt and uncle, if believed, would have tended to support their claims. The family history, as delineated by appellants, is both lengthy and complex; no useful purpose would be served by our…