Estate of MARGARET C. WATHEN, Deceased. WARNER STURTEVANT, as Trustee, etc., Petitioner and Respondent, v. GREATER LOS ANGELES ZOO ASSOCIATION, Objector and Appellant
56 Cal. App. 4th 48 · B099003
California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District · Filed
Published · citable
Cites 4
Holding
The court held that extrinsic evidence is admissible to clarify an ambiguous tax allocation clause in a will, and that a direction in a will that death taxes be paid from the residuary estate of a living trust executed as part of an integrated testamentary plan constitutes a specific direction against statutory proration under Probate Code section 20110.
Authorities cited (4)
- Estate of RENEE A. MALPAS, Deceased; ABRAM SANDAGE, as Executor, etc., Petitioner and Respondent, v. DIANE D'ALBERT KLIER, Objector and Appellant 7 Cal.App.4th 1901
- Estate of ELIZABETH WINONA HENDRICKS, Deceased. GEORGE HAMMON HENDRICKS, Petitioner and Respondent, v. SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CRIPPLED CHILDREN, Objector and Appellant 11 Cal.App.3d 204
- Hoover v. Hartman 136 Cal.App.3d 1019
- Estate of LAURA B. ARMSTRONG, Deceased. ROY E. BOLSTAD, Petitioner and Appellant, v. WELLS FARGO BANK AMERICAN TRUST COMPANY, as Trustee, etc., et al., Objectors and Respondents 56 Cal.2d 796