Estate of JEAN PAUL GETTY, Deceased. ANNE CATHERINE GETTY, Petitioner and Appellant, v. GORDON PETER GETTY et al., Objectors and Respondents
85 Cal. App. 3d 755 ·
California Court of Appeal · Filed
Published · citable
Cited by 3
Holding
The court held that a contingent testamentary trustee, whose interest is predicated solely on the fiduciary office and not on a direct or beneficial pecuniary interest, lacks standing to contest a will or codicil when the change does not impair the pecuniary rights of the trust’s beneficiary.
Statutes construed
- GOV § 12511
- PROB § 1122
- PROB § 370
- PROB § 901
Cited by (3)
- Estate of JEAN PAUL GETTY, Deceased. TRUST SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC., et al., Petitioners and Respondents v. JOHN K. VAN de KAMP, as Attorney General, etc., Objector and Appellant (1983) 143 Cal. App. 3d 455
- Estate of PIERRE BAIRD, Deceased. EMILY BAIRD, as Executrix, etc., Petitioner and Respondent, v. VIOLET DuFRIEND, Claimant and Appellant (1987) 196 Cal. App. 3d 957
- Estate of SONIA SOBOL, Deceased. TERRY D. SHAYLIN, as Co-executor, etc., et al., Petitioners and Respondents, v. JAY ROSE et al., Objectors and Appellants (2014) 225 Cal. App. 4th 771