Wolf v. Donahue
206 Cal. 213 ·
Supreme Court of California · Filed
Published · citable
Cited by 3
Holding
The court held that an oral contract to make a will, proved by secondary evidence of destroyed letters and fully performed by one party, is enforceable in equity through a decree of specific performance against the decedent's estate and heirs.
Statutes construed
- CCP § 1973
- CIV § 1624
Cited by (3)
- EUGENE M. WILKISON III, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. CYNTHIA RUTH WILKISON WIEDERKEHR, Defendant and Appellant (2002) 101 Cal. App. 4th 822
- Estate of MAE R. SHARFF, Deceased. DAVID DENSON et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. EDNA M. HILL, as Executrix, etc., et al., Defendants and Respondents (1963) 219 Cal. App. 2d 128
- MARJORIE LUDWICKI, Plaintiff and Appellant v. BRUCE GUERIN, Individually and as Executor, etc., Defendant and Respondent (1961) 57 Cal. 2d 127