Legal Opinion
Lundblade v. Avery
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 7, 1959No. Civ. 9696PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WARNE, J. pro tem. *
This is an appeal from an order denying probate of a testamentary instrument purporting to be the holographic last will and testament of Amelia E. Carson, deceased.
The instrument was denied probate upon the ground that it is “not dated” by the deceased within the meaning of section 53 of the Probate Code defining a holographic will.
The instrument was written by and entirely in the handwriting of the deceased but the date of its execution reads: “May 1948.” Thus the day of the month is omitted. The only question for solution is whether “May 1948” consti tutes a date within…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- In Re Estate of WellsNebraska Supreme Court · 1993
- Jacobson v. KristovichCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1967
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