Bronner v. Jahant

Citations

• 101 Cal. 609
• 36 P. 118
• 1894 Cal. LEXIS 1087

Syllabus

<p>Estates of Deceased Persons—Contest of Will—Rights of Public Administrator.—The public administrator, as such, has no standing in court to contest the proof of a will, and is not interested in the estate within the purview of sections 1305 to 1312 of the Code of Civil Procedure.</p> <p>Id.—Validity of Will—Death of Beneficiary.—A will is not invalidated by the death of the beneficiary.</p> <p>Id.—Mere Nomination of Executor—Probate of Will—Right to Letters.—The mere nomination of an executor, without making any disposition of one’s estate, or giving any other directions whatever, will constitute a will and render it necessary that the instrument be established in the probate court; and the executor named in the will is entitled to letters testamentary as against the public administrator, regardless of any devise of the property or of the death of the sole beneficiary named in the will.</p>