Estate of Bennett
Opinion
Opinion
Law Offices of Kent Vallette, Kent Leeds Vallette; Law Offices of Duff S. McEvers, Duff S. McEvers; Rutan & Tucker, Theodore I. Wallace, Jr., and Treg A. Julander for Claimants and Appellants.
Law Offices of Michael R. Lawler, Michael R. Lawler, Jr., Robert B. Houssels; Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin, Bobbie J. Wilson, Sarah M. King and Christopher Kao for Petitioners and Respondents.
OPINION
RYLAARSDAM, Acting P. J.
Claimants Smith Heavy Industrial Transit Corporation and Advanced Development Holdings, Inc. (collectively Smith), appeal from a probate court order granting the motion of petitioners Lu Ella Bennett, Jack H. Bennett, Jr., and Louise Comer to set aside and rescind a settlement agreement and an assignment of their interests in the estate of Jack Harry Bennett (decedent). (Prob. Code, § 11604; all further statutory references are to the Probate Code unless otherwise indicated.) In addition, Smith filed a motion in this court to take evidence and make findings. (Code Civ. Proc., § 909; Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.252.) In response to the latter request, petitioners filed a request for judicial notice. Finally, petitioners moved to strike portions of…