[Download] "Hennelly v. Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association" by Fourth Appellate District District Court Of Appeal Of California # eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Hennelly v. Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association
- Author : Fourth Appellate District District Court Of Appeal Of California
- Release Date : January 08, 1951
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 76 KB
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Mary M. Busteed died intestate on July 16, 1945, leaving an estate of about $96,000. A petition to determine heirship was filed on April 21, 1948. The court appointed a referee to take testimony and report back. After numerous hearings the referee filed his report. The court found, as did the referee, that decedents heirs at law consisted of 13 first cousins, five on the maternal side and eight on the paternal side. The paternal cousins were designated as Group I (appellants) and Group II (Michael Busteed). The maternal cousins were designated as Group A and Group B. A decree determining heirship was entered in accordance with the foregoing. Group A moved for a new trial. The court in ruling upon the motion concluded that the claimants in Group I were not first cousins of the decedent and ordered counsel for respondents to prepare changed findings and an amended decree eliminating appellants as heirs at law. This was done and a "Modified and Amended Decree