Crosby

Decedent Chester E. Baker left a witnessed will dated December 2, 1960, and a witnessed codicil dated August 15, 1961, both of which were admitted to probate. An unwitnessed handwritten instrument dated January 2, 1962, was • denied probate on the ground that because of’ certain matter imprinted on the sheet of paper whereon the handwriting appears the document did not conform to the require *682 ments for a holographic will. Laura Crosby, named as beneficiary in the January 2 instrument, appeals. For reasons which will appear, we have concluded that the order appealed from was erroneous, and should be reversed.

Decedent wrote the January 2 instrument on a printed letterhead of the Hotel Coveil, and crossed out part of the printed matter. It comprises one page, and appears as follows (we have italicized the printed matter and show capitals and lower case as printed; all else on the sheet was in decedent's handwriting):

“AAA

APPROVED

SORER OOVERR MODESTO, CALIFORNIA Jan. 2, 1962

Thus decedent drew lines through the printed words “AAA APPROVED” and “HOTEL COVELL” which appeared at the top of the page above his signature, but not through the words “MODESTO, CALIFORNIA,” and not…