Legal Opinion
First Church of Christ v. Gilbert
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 30, 1934No. Civ. No. 9582PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAHN, J., pro tem.
The next of kin of Zaidee V. Smith, deceased, appeal from that part of a judgment wherein it was decreed that a certain will executed August 16, 1929, but not produced, be admitted to probate as a part of the last will and testament of Zaidee V. Smith, executed March 17, 1932. Appellants in their brief state the questions involved in this appeal as follows:
“May a will be proven and admitted to probate as a lost will which is not proven to have been in existence at the time of the death of the testatrix?
“When a will, purporting to dispose of all of testatrix’s estate, duly…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Griffiths v. JohnsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1921
- In Re Estate of JohnstonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1922
3Cited by8 opinions
- Second Church of Christ, Scientist, of New York City v. KaufmanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1945
- Crane v. Young Women's Christian Ass'nCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1941
- Estate of FloodCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1941
- Estate of ThompsonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1941
- Bank of America National Trust & Savings Ass'n v. AllanCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1936
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