Halldin v. Usher
49 Cal. 2d 749 ·
Supreme Court of California · Filed
Published · citable
Cited by 3
Holding
The court held that the trial court properly admitted extrinsic evidence to determine whether a handwritten document executed by a husband and wife was intended as a binding contract or a testamentary instrument, and that substantial evidence supported the finding it was testamentary and unenforceable as a contract.
Cited by (3)
- Estate of JOHN CONWAY, Deceased. HENRY I. DOCKWEILER, as Administrator, etc., Appellant, v. THE SALVATION ARMY (a Nonprofit Corporation) et al., Respondents (1958) 161 Cal. App. 2d 704
- ETHEL H. VAN HOUTEN et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. THOMAS W. WHITAKER et al., Defendants and Appellants (1959) 169 Cal. App. 2d 510
- Estate of TAI-KIN WONG, Deceased. XI ZHAO, as Adminstrator, etc., Petitioner and Respondent, v. TAI-SHING WONG et al., Contestants and Appellants (1995) 40 Cal. App. 4th 1198