Legal Opinion
Harkins v. Fielder
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 29, 1957No. Civ. 22209; Civ. 22210PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFox, J.
Plaintiffs in the instant actions sought an adjudication that certain property, formerly part of the Estate of Eldridge James Stokes, was held in trust for them. As an alternate remedy they sought recovery of damages for fraud. The court held in favor of their contentions and appeals from the judgments followed.
On March 20, 1946, one Eldridge J. Stokes died intestate in Los Angeles County. His estate consisted of both real and personal property. The only California resident surviving him was a brother, Osear F. Stokes. Also surviving him were a half-brother, James W. Stokes, and four married…
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