Seavey

Seavey v. Kuhlken

Good Law
1966 Cal. App. LEXIS 1205·241 Cal. App. 2d 1·50 Cal. Rptr. 339
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaMarch 21, 1966Civ. No. 28938; Civ. No. 28939California3,195 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Roth, J.

On April 12, 1963, Oscar B. Armstrong (Oscar) died. Gladys Seavey (appellant), daughter of the deceased and executrix of his estate, appeals from a decree determining interests in Oscar’s estate pursuant to a petition she filed under Probate Code, sections 1080 and 1081, on November 13, 1963, requesting such a determination.

Respondents Nettie Kuhlken, Stephen Briening, Edward Briening an’d Geraldine Jordhay, all relatives of Ella C. Armstrong (Ella), Oscar’s wife who died approximately two months after Oscar, filed petitions in April 1964 in accordance with the aforementioned sections, claiming an interest in Oscar’s estate as distributees under the will of Oscar, and also as heirs and residuary legatees under Ella’s will. Respondent Bank of America became a party to the proceeding as executor of Ella’s decedent’s estate.

The decree, filed August 3, 1964, finds all property of Oscar’s estate to be the separate property of Oscar’s ’deceased wife, Ella, and orders appellant to “transfer and deliver to Bank of America ... all assets of any kind or nature which [appellant] is attempting to administer in this estate, to be administered by said Bank as Executor of the Estate of Ella…

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