Legal Opinion

Douglass v. Douglass

California Court of Appeal

Decided July 26, 1945No. Civ. 12856PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KNIGHT,

J.—This appeal was taken by Eldridge A. Douglass and Leon F. Douglass, Jr., two of the residuary legatees named in the will of their mother, Victoria A. Douglass, deceased, from that portion of a decree of partial distribution distributing two automobiles, a 1941 Cadillac touring sedan and a 1941 Ford station wagon, to Florence Douglass Lang-don, the decedent’s daughter. The controversy concerning the automobiles arose out of the question of the construction of the last sentence of the sixth clause of the will which reads as follows:

“I hereby give and bequeath all of my jewelry, with…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Estate of BournCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1938
  2. In Re Estate of MajorCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1928
  3. Estate of LippincottSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1896
  4. In re the Estate of WinburnNew York Surrogate's Court · 1931
  5. Barney v. MaySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1917

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Estate of KlewerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1954
  2. In Re Estate of StengelMissouri Court of Appeals · 1977
  3. Estate of ThomasonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1966
  4. Pottsburg Utilities v. DaughartyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1975
  5. Estate of JohnsonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1970

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