Legal Opinion
Bosworth v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 9, 1956No. Civ. 21837PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NOURSE (Paul), J. pro tem. *
Petitioners seek a writ of mandate to compel the respondent court to dismiss an action commenced against them by one Helen Harris and in which action one Carroll M. Dunnum has intervened on behalf of the plaintiff.
The facts in this matter are:
Petitioners were, under a will of one Viannia Chesney, the devisees and legatees of all of her property, real and personal. On March 4, 1949, they filed a petition in the respondent court to have this will admitted to probate. A contest to the will was filed by Helen Harris, an heir of decedent; and after trial of the issues…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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3Cited by9 opinions
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