Estate of Giordano

A rehearing was granted by the court on its own motion to consider the bearing on this case of Estate of Knutzen, 31 Cal.2d 573 [191 P.2d 747], and Estate of Bevilacqua, 31 Cal.2d 580 [191 P.2d 752]. While these eases were decided prior to our decision in the instant case we did not receive copies of those decisions until after our opinion was filed.

This is an appeal by the Attorney General of the United States, as substituted successor of the Alien Property Custodian, from a decree of distribution, distributing all of the property of the estate of Giorgio Giordano, who died intestate Jan.…