· 7/30/1970
In Re Estate of Wiltermood
Citations
- 472 P.2d 536
- 78 Wash. 2d 238
- 1970 Wash. LEXIS 298
How courts have described this case
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- holding that an heir's interest in his ancestor's estate does not vest until that ancestor's death
- holding that an heir’s interest in his ancestor’s estate does not vest until that ancestor’s death
- a person's right to inherit intestate is determined by the law in effect at the time of deceased death
- prior to ancestor’s death, those who would take according to laws of intestate succession have only the capacity to become heirs, which is at best an expectancy
- a person’s right to inherit intestate is determined by the law in effect at the time of deceased death
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Judges: Sharp
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