Legal Opinion
Bolstad v. Wells Fargo Bank American Trust Co.
California Supreme Court
Decided November 16, 1961No. L. A. No. 26008PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, J.
The basic question presented on this appeal is whether the probate court correctly decided that the federal estate and state inheritance taxes were entirely payable from the probate estate of the testatrix or should have been prorated over her entire taxable estate.
The problem arises under the following state of facts. The decedent, Laura B. Armstrong, died testate on May 20, 1956, leaving her entire estate, appraised at $40,498, to appellant Roy E. Bolstad and his wife. The legatees were unrelated to the testatrix. Her sole heirs at law were two nieces, Dorothy Ashley, respondent, and Helene…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Buckhantz v. DavidsonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1963
- In Re Estate of MajorCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1928
- Wahr EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
- Estate of CushingCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1952
- Security First National Bank of Los Angeles v. WellslagerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1948
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3Cited by53 opinions
- Estate of ArmstrongCalifornia Supreme Court · 1961
- In Re Ogburn's EstateWyoming Supreme Court · 1965
- Cummings v. CummingsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1968
- Estate of HendricksCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1970
- Estate of McLaughlinCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1966
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