[DOWNLOAD] "Estate Of Samuel B. Kaufman V. Kaufman" by Supreme Court Of California In Bank ~ Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Estate Of Samuel B. Kaufman V. Kaufman
- Author : Supreme Court Of California In Bank
- Release Date : January 07, 1945
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 66 KB
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On March 18, 1940, Samuel B. Kaufman executed a will in New York. He subsequently moved to California where he executed a new will on April 30, 1941, containing a clause "I, Samuel B. Kaufman, do hereby make and declare this to be my Last Will and Testament, revoking all former wills." Both wills named identical persons for identical cash bequests and the Second Church of Christ, Scientist, of New York City, as residuary legatee. The 1941 will named a new executor. It also directed that the testator's body be cremated; the 1940 will only stated a wish to that effect. It expressly provided, as the 1940 will did not, that the specific legacies were given free of deduction for inheritance or estate taxes. It made no express provision, as the 1940 will did, that "In the event there is not sufficient amount in my estate to pay the above requests, I direct my executor to divide the proceeds in the proportion as stated above." The testator died on May 2, 1941. On petition of one of the executors, the 1941 will was admitted to probate. Appellant thereafter filed a petition to have the 1940 will admitted to probate, to which respondent filed a contest. The present appeal is taken from the judgment denying the 1940 will admission to probate.