Legal Opinion
Estate of Gillett
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 21, 1946No. Civ. 12966PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHOTTKY, J. pro tem.
James N. Gillett, former Governor of California, died April 20, 1937. He was survived by his widow, the appellant herein (whom he married in 1898), and by a son and two daughters by a former marriage, one of which latter is the respondent. By his will and codicil thereto he bequeathed $5,000 and his law library to his son. The will declares that all of his property except certain lots in Eureka was community property,, and his portion thereof and all his separate property he gave and devised to his daughters, two-thirds to the respondent Effie G. Newton and one-third to…
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