Zwirn v. Schweizer
California Court of Appeal
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
COOPER, P. J.
The trial court mled that appellant Willy Zwim’s filing of creditor’s claims to property in his aunt’s tmst and estate would violate no contest clauses in documents signed by his aunt in her tmst and will. 1 Appellant contends that the applicable statutes, read with the no contest clauses at issue, mandate a conclusion that filing such creditor claims does not constitute a contest. Concluding that the proposed litigation constitutes a contest, we shall affirm the orders of the trial court.
PROCEDURAL HISTORY AND STATEMENT OF FACTS
Appellant is the nephew of Sam Cwiren, who…
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