Legal Opinion
Estate of Pfadenhauer
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 25, 1958No. Civ. 5650PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBarnard, P. J.
This is an appeal from a decree establishing who are entitled to distribution under a will executed by the deceased in 1939. At that time her nearest kindred were two sisters, Susan Dennis and Kate Armstrong. In her will the testatrix left $100 to her church and provided that the remainder of her estate should go as follows: A one-third interest to her sister Susan Dennis, a one-third interest to her sister Kate Armstrong, a one-sixth interest to her niece Dora Kirby, and a one-sixth interest to her niece Marguerite O’Reilly.
The fourth paragraph of this will reads:
“I have purposely made no…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Estate of TibbettsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1941
- Esposito v. RodriguezCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1943
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