O'Connor v. Murphy
147 Cal. 148 ·
Supreme Court of California · Filed
Published · citable
Cited by 4
Holding
The court held that a general residuary clause in a will operates to pass property to the named devisees even where a subsequent, potentially invalid trust provision attempts to modify the disposition of that same property, thereby preventing intestacy as to any portion of the estate.
Statutes construed
- CIV § 1326
- CIV § 1332
Cited by (4)
- Estate of CARRIE PRICE ROLLINS, Deceased. EDMUND G. BROWN, as Attorney General, etc., Appellant, v. EUNICE C. MOOBERRY et al., Respondents (1958) 163 Cal. App. 2d 225
- Estate of THEOLINDA M. DEACON, Deceased. AGNES CLARK, Appellant, v. DESCENDANTS OF BETTY SWANSON, Respondents (1959) 172 Cal. App. 2d 319
- Estate of RICHARD L. RYDER, Deceased. JOSEPH M. PAPER, as Executor, etc., Petitioner and Respondent, v. MARJORIE VIRGINIA BORCHARDT, Objector and Appellant; THE SAN FRANCISCO PROTESTANT ORPHANAGE et al., Claimants and Respondents (1964) 227 Cal. App. 2d 820
- Estate of CLARA H. PAGE, Deceased; BANK OF AMERICA, Petitioner and Respondent, v. ELEANOR FAY RIDENOUR HODGE et al., Claimants and Respondents; HUGH GORDON SIVELL et al., Objectors and Appellants (1967) 254 Cal. App. 2d 702