Symonds v. Sherman
219 Cal. 249 ·
Supreme Court of California · Filed
Published · citable
Holding
The court held that a testamentary bequest to a debtor does not, by itself, operate as a discharge of the debt unless the will's language unambiguously expresses that intent, and that extrinsic evidence is inadmissible to prove such an intent when the will is clear and unambiguous on its face.
Statutes construed
- CIV § 1318
- CIV § 1642