Estate of MADELEINE VERDISSON, Deceased; LAWRENCE KESSELRING, Petitioner and Appellant, v. EDWIN E. NOWAK, as Special Administrator, etc., Objector and Appellant
4 Cal. App. 4th 1127 · A053884
California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District · Filed
Holding
The court held that the trial court properly interpreted the decedent’s holographic will, concluding that the bequest of "my properties" to Edwin Nowak encompassed both real and personal property, including a $550,000 mutual fund interest, while the bequest of "my money" to Lawrence Kesselring included a $100,000 returned life insurance premium but not the mutual fund.
Statutes construed
- PROB § 6160
Cited by (3)
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- Estate of CONRAD NICHOLSON HILTON, Deceased. WILLIAM BARRON HILTON, Petitioner and Appellant, v. CONRAD N. HILTON FOUNDATION et al., Objectors and Appellants 199 Cal.App.3d 1145