Estate of Dreer

Glendower v. Read

Good Law
122 Cal. App. 763·1932 Cal. App. LEXIS 1212·10 P.2d 803
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaApril 21, 1932Docket No. 8160.California1,333 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Fricke, J.

While this appeal is presented without a transcript of the evidence upon which the court based the order appealed from, it appears that the deceased made a will in the year 1914; that in April, 1920, he made another will, revoking that of 1914, following this by the execution of two codicils, one in April, 1924, and one in January, 1929, about three months prior to Ms death. The will of 1920 and the two codicils were admitted to probate as the will of the decedent. The document made bequests and devises of specifically described articles of personal property and definite sums of money, of the testator’s realty in Laguna Beach and his interest in a trust fund to various specifically named beneficiaries. The residue of the estate was left in trust, naming the beneficiaries and contingent beneficiaries thereof. The codicil of April, 1924, made no change in the will except that it devised to William J. Benners all of the testator’s real property. The codicil of 1929 revoked one of the bequests of money, devised and bequeathed certain described real and personal property to Jack H. Glendower and Alice Glcndower, devised and bequeathed certain lands and moneys in the state of…

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