State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

Estate of Bourn

Decided April 5, 1938. Benjamin K. Knight wrote the opinion for the court.

25 Cal. App. 2d 590 · Cited 64 times

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Kautz v. Zurich General Accident & Liability Insurance · 300 P. 34
In Re Estate of Major · 264 P. 542
Nowland v. Kierulff · 77 P. 160
Estate of Phelps · 178 P. 846
Clarke v. Duffield · 284 P. 231
San Francisco Presbyterian Orphanage & Farm v. Hanson · 24 Cal. App. 2d 287

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