Legal Opinion
Estate of O'Brien
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 5, 1966No. Civ. 23422, 23878PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSullivan, P. J.
The sole question confronting us in these eases is whether appellant is an “interested person” within the meaning of Probate Code section 380 1 so as to have standing to contest a will after probate.
Lester A. O ’Brien died on September 22, 1964, a resident of Santa Clara County. He left surviving him as his sole heir-at-law his sister Lorene Ogden, one of respondents herein. On October 19, 1964 the court below made its order admitting to probate as decedent’s last will a document dated December 13, 1962 and appointing respondent James W. Foley executor thereof. There was no contest before…
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